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.
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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