Ecclesiastes cross-references

Ecclesiastes has 12 chapters and 222 verses. Choose a chapter to read each verse with its strongest cross-references.

Chapters

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12

Most connected verses

• Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor… 107 links
• Ecclesiastes 5:8 — If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province,… 90 links
• Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the… 89 links
• Ecclesiastes 4:1 — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such… 68 links
• Ecclesiastes 12:7 — Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 60 links
• Ecclesiastes 9:11 — I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither… 59 links
• Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole… 59 links
• Ecclesiastes 12:1 — Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh,… 58 links
• Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 56 links
• Ecclesiastes 8:12 — Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well… 54 links
• Ecclesiastes 4:4 — Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This… 49 links
• Ecclesiastes 2:26 — For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth… 48 links

Key Hebrew words in Ecclesiastes

Words characteristic of Ecclesiastes in the original text, with the number of verses using each. Select one for a full word study.

• הֶבֶל hevel “vanity” 30
• גַּם gam “also” 47
• שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh “sun” 32
• אָדָם adam “man” 43
• טוֹב tov “pleasant” 41
• אַיִן ayin “nothing” 37
• עָמָל amal “trouble” 21
• רָאָה raah “to see” 43
• לֵב lev “heart” 34
• חׇכְמָה chokhmah “wisdom” 25
• תַּחַת tachat “underneath” 31
• חָכָם chakham “wise” 20
• כְּסִיל kesil “fool” 17
• יָדַע yada “to know” 30
• רַע ra “bad” 27
• זֶה zeh “this” 30
• מָה mah “what?” 25
• מַעֲשֶׂה maaseh “deed” 19
• אֲנִי ani “I” 25
• רוּחַ ruach “spirit” 20
• עֵת et “time” 18
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 25
• יִתְרוֹן yitron “advantage” 9
• רָבָה ravah “to multiply” 15