Ecclesiastes 2:20

“Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.”

"Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun." - Ecclesiastes 2:20
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What does Ecclesiastes 2:20 mean?

Ecclesiastes 2:20 from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Therefore I went about to cause mine heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun." This verse is situated in the book of Ecclesiastes, which is traditionally attributed to King Solomon, and it…

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The Burden of Labor: Finding Meaning Beyond the Sun

Ecclesiastes 2:20 states, "Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun." These words, penned by the wise King Solomon, resonate with a profound sense of weariness and contemplation. They reflect not only the plight of Solomon…

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A Prayer for Purpose in Life's Labor

Heavenly Father, As I come before You in this moment of prayer, my heart feels heavy with the thoughts of toil and effort that seem unworthy and futile at times. I am reminded of the words from Ecclesiastes 2:20, "Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the…

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Ecclesiastes 2:20 - "Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun."
Ecclesiastes 7:20 - "For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not."
Ecclesiastes 3:20 - "All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again."
Ecclesiastes 5:20 - "For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart."
Ecclesiastes 2:2 - "I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?"
ecclesiastes 12:2-6
"For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not." - Ecclesiastes 7:20
Ecclesiastes 10:20 - "¶ Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter."
Ecclesiastes 1:2 - "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity."
Ecclesiastes 2:13 - "Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness."
Ecclesiastes 8:2 - "I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God."
"All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again." - Ecclesiastes 3:20
Ecclesiastes 3:2 - "A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;"
Ecclesiastes 2:25 - "For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?"
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - "A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left."
"I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?" - Ecclesiastes 2:2
Ecclesiastes 2:5 - "I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:"
Ecclesiastes 2:6 - "I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:"
"While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:" - Ecclesiastes 12:2
Ecclesiastes 12:2 - "While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:"
Ecclesiastes 2:4 - "I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:"
Ecclesiastes 4:2 - "Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive."
Ecclesiastes 11:2 - "Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth."
Ecclesiastes 2:22 - "For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?"
Ecclesiastes 2:1 - "I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity."
"For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart." - Ecclesiastes 5:20
Ecclesiastes 7:2 - "¶ It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart."
Ecclesiastes 2:23 - "For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity."
Ecclesiastes 2:14 - "The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all."