Ecclesiastes 1:8

New Living Translation

Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.

Cross References

Psalm 63:5

You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy.

Proverbs 27:20

Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.

Ecclesiastes 1:7

Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea.

Ecclesiastes 2:11

But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All people spend their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to have enough.

Haggai 1:9

You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses.

Matthew 11:28

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 5:6

God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.