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Ecclesiastes · read by E.A. Johnston
29 verses, in order. Only the verses E.A. read aloud are shown.
Ecclesiastes 1
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These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:Read from ESV · Running to the Grave
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"Futility of futilities," says the Teacher, "futility of futilities! Everything is futile!"Read from KJV · Running to the Grave
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Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.Read from NKJV · A Time for Eternity
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The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.Read from KJV · The Sun Never Rises in Hell
Ecclesiastes 2
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I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.Read from KJV · How Can I Be Satisfied
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I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,Read from KJV · A Time for Eternity
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and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.Read from KJV · A Time for Eternity
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So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.Read from KJV · A Time for Eternity
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Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.Read from KJV · The Man on the Cross
Ecclesiastes 3
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a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,Read from KJV · Faith Prayer Biscuits Gravy
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All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.Read from KJV · How Can I Be Satisfied
Ecclesiastes 8
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When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.Read from KJV · The First Message of the Cross
Ecclesiastes 9
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For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.Read from KJV · His Nail-Pierced Hands
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Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.Read from KJV · The Wreckage of One Sinner
Ecclesiastes 10
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As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer's oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.Read from KJV · Dead Flies in the Church
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He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.Read from KJV · A Tour of Hell
Ecclesiastes 11
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If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.Read from KJV · Jimmy Can'T Come Back If He's Never Been Saved
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Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.Read from KJV · The Sun Never Rises in Hell
Ecclesiastes 12
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Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, "I find no pleasure in them,"Read from KJV · The Preacher's Mortality
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before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,Read from KJV · A Coffin a Grave and Eternity
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on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,Read from KJV · A Coffin a Grave and Eternity
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when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint,Read from KJV · Sudden Death
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when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.Read from KJV · Sudden Death
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Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,Read from KJV · Sudden Death
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before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.Read from KJV · Sudden Death
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When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.Read from KJV · The World is a Graveyard
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For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.Read from KJV · Church Lost Fear of God Nation Went to Hell