Ecclesiastes 2:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:”

Ecclesiastes 2:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 2:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 2:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards.”

Ecclesiastes 2:4 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;”

Ecclesiastes 2:4 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 2:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I made great my works, I builded for me houses, I planted for me vineyards.”

Ecclesiastes 2:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;”

Ecclesiastes 2:4 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue made my great workes: I haue built me houses: I haue planted me vineyards.”

Ecclesiastes 2:4 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:4 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2

2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:

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

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What Does Ecclesiastes 2:4 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 2:4 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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