Ecclesiastes 2:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:”

Ecclesiastes 2:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 2:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 2:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I made myself pools of water, to water the forest where trees were grown.”

Ecclesiastes 2:6 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared;”

Ecclesiastes 2:6 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 2:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I made for me pools of water, to water from them a forest shooting forth trees.”

Ecclesiastes 2:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood, where the trees are reared.”

Ecclesiastes 2:6 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue made me cisternes of water, to water therewith the woods that growe with trees.”

Ecclesiastes 2:6 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:6 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2

4 Fiz para mim obras grandiosas; construí casas para mim; plantei vinhas para mim.

5 Fiz para mim pomares e jardins; e plantei neles árvores de toda [espécie de] frutos.

6 Fiz para mim tanques de águas, para regar com eles o bosque em que se plantavam as árvores.

7 Adquiri escravos e escravas, e tive [escravos] nascidos em casa; também tive grande rebanho de vacas e ovelhas, mais do que todos os que houve antes de mim em Jerusalém.

8 Também juntei para mim prata, ouro, e tesouros de reis e de províncias; reservei para mim cantores e cantoras, e dos prazeres dos filhos dos homens: várias mulheres.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 2:6 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 2:6 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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