Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
Holman Bible
“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”
International Standard Version
"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Everything is pointless."
A Conservative Version
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, all is vanity.
American Standard Version
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
Amplified
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity (futility).”
Bible in Basic English
All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.
Darby Translation
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.
King James 2000
Vanity of vanities, says the preacher; all is vanity.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Vanity of vanity!" says the Teacher. "Everything [is] vanity!"
Modern King James verseion
Vanity of vanities, says the preacher; all is vanity.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
All is but vanity - sayeth the preacher - all is but plain vanity.
NET Bible
"Absolutely futile!" laments the Teacher, "All of these things are futile!"
New Heart English Bible
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher. All is vanity.
The Emphasized Bible
Vanity of vanities, saith the Proclaimer, all, is vanity.
Webster
Vanity of vanities saith the preacher; all is vanity.
World English Bible
"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher. "All is vanity!"
Youngs Literal Translation
Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole is vanity.
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 12:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Motto Restated
7 And the dust shall turn back to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall turn back to God who gave it. 8 Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity. 9 And besides, the preacher was wise; he yet taught the people knowledge; and he gave ear, and sought out, setting in order many parables.
Names
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; vanity of vanities, all vanity.
Psalm 62:9
Surely the sons of man vanity, the sons of man falsehood: to be brought up into the balances, they together of vanity.
Ecclesiastes 1:14
I saw all the works they did under the sun; and behold, all vanity and striving of the spirit
Ecclesiastes 2:17
And I hated life, for evil to me the work done under the sun: for all vanity and striving of the spirit
Ecclesiastes 4:4
And I saw all the labor and all the success of the work, for this the jealousy of a man from his neighbor. Also this is vanity and striving of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who shall know what is for man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he will make them as a shadow? for who shall announce to man what shall be after him under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 8:8
No man having power in spirit to restrain the spirit: and no power in the day of death: and no sending forth in war; and injustice shall not deliver its possessors.