Ecclesiastes 1:1 - American Standard Version 2015 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THE WORDS of the Preacher, the son of David and king in Jerusalem. American Standard Version (1901) The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Common English Bible The words of the Teacher of the Assembly, David’s son, king in Jerusalem: Catholic Public Domain Version The words of Ecclesiastes, the son of David, the king of Jerusalem. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The words of Ecclesiastes, the son of David, king of Jerusalem. |
And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly;\par\tab Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest.
Give her of the fruit of her hands;\par\tab And let her works praise her in the gates.\par
Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, {\i laying} one thing to another, to find out the account;
The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening {\i of the prison} to them that are bound;
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
and spared not the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;