Ecclesiastes 2:9

⁹וגדלתי והוספתי מכל שהיה לפני בירושלם אף חכמתי עמדה לי:a

In Ecclesiastes 2, the Teacher (Qoheleth) narrates his grand experiment in hedonism, achievement, and wisdom. He tests pleasure, laughter, wine, building projects, wealth, and cultural accomplishments—only to find them all "vanity and a striving after wind." The chapter builds a dev

References· Ecclesiastes 2

a: v.9 — 1 Chronicles 29:25, Ecclesiastes 1:16, 1 Kings 10:23, 2 Chronicles 9:22-23, 1 Kings 10:7, 2 Chronicles 1:1, 1 Kings 3:12
b: v.11 — Ecclesiastes 1:14, 1 John 2:16-17, Ecclesiastes 1:3, 1 Timothy 6:6, Genesis 1:31, Exodus 39:43, Ecclesiastes 2:17-23, Habakkuk 2:13
c: v.24 — Ecclesiastes 3:22, Ecclesiastes 8:15, 1 Timothy 6:17, Ecclesiastes 5:18-19, Ecclesiastes 3:12-13, Ecclesiastes 9:7-9, 1 Corinthians 15:32, Deuteronomy 12:18, Ecclesiastes 6:2, Acts 14:17
d: v.26 — Proverbs 13:22, Job 27:16-17, Proverbs 28:8, John 16:24, Isaiah 3:10-11, 2 Chronicles 31:20-21, Colossians 3:16-17, Proverbs 3:13-18, Colossians 1:9-12, Job 32:8

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