Ecclesiastes

Old Testament · 12 chapters

An honest search for meaning in a world where everything passes.

About Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes is written in the voice of the Preacher, who tests pleasure, work, wisdom and wealth and finds each one fleeting — the Hebrew word running through the book suggests vapour or breath. Its honesty about death and injustice is unusual in Scripture. Rather than despair, it lands on receiving ordinary life as a gift and fearing God, with the famous poem on times and seasons at its centre.

  • Meaning
  • Mortality
  • Contentment
  • Fear of God

Key verses in Ecclesiastes

All 12 chapters of Ecclesiastes

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