Ecclesiastes 1:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.”

Ecclesiastes 1:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 1:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 1:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.”

Ecclesiastes 1:12 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.”

Ecclesiastes 1:12 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 1:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I, a preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.”

Ecclesiastes 1:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. ”

Ecclesiastes 1:12 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I the Preacher haue bene King ouer Israel in Ierusalem:”

Ecclesiastes 1:12 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:12 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1

10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:12 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 1:12 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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