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 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:
7 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
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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