Ecclesiastes 12:8

English Standard Version

⁸^(A)Vanity^[a] of vanities, says ^(B)the Preacher; all is vanity.

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Footnotes

Ecclesiastes 12:8 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (three times in this verse); see note on 1:2

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Ecclesiastes 1:1

English Standard Version

All Is Vanity

1 The words of ^(A)the Preacher,^[a] the son of David, ^(B)king in Jerusalem.

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Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or Convener, or Collector; Hebrew Qoheleth (so throughout Ecclesiastes)

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