Ecclesiastes 2:17

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Ecclesiastes 2:17

Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:11

When I considered all that I had accomplished and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

Numbers 11:15

If You are going to treat me like this, please kill me right now. If You are pleased with me, don’t let me see my misery anymore.”

1 Kings 19:4

but he went on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. He said, “I have had enough! Lord, take my life, for I’m no better than my fathers.”

Job 3:20-22

Why is light given to one burdened with grief,
and life to those whose existence is bitter,

Job 7:15-16

so that I prefer strangling—
death rather than life in this body.

Job 14:13

If only You would hide me in Sheol
and conceal me until Your anger passes.
If only You would appoint a time for me
and then remember me.

Psalm 89:47

Remember how short my life is.
Have You created everyone for nothing?

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:22

For what does a man get with all his work and all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 3:16

I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

So I admired the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Jeremiah 20:14-18

May the day I was born
be cursed.
May the day my mother bore me
never be blessed.

Ezekiel 3:14

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I left in bitterness and in an angry spirit, and the Lord’s hand was on me powerfully.

Jonah 4:3

And now, Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

Jonah 4:8

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind. The sun beat down so much on Jonah’s head that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, “It’s better for me to die than to live.”

Habakkuk 1:3

Why do You force me to look at injustice?
Why do You tolerate wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.

Philippians 1:23-25

I am pressured by both. I have the desire to depart and be with Christ—which is far better—

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Summary

Ecclesiastes 2:17

Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

I hated

Work

For

Ecclesiastes 2:11

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Psalm 89:47

General references

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Ecclesiastes 4:2

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Bible References

I hated

If You are going to treat me like this, please kill me right now. If You are pleased with me, don’t let me see my misery anymore.”

Why is light given to one burdened with grief,
and life to those whose existence is bitter,

so that I prefer strangling—
death rather than life in this body.

If only You would hide me in Sheol
and conceal me until Your anger passes.
If only You would appoint a time for me
and then remember me.

May the day I was born
be cursed.
May the day my mother bore me
never be blessed.

And now, Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

I am pressured by both. I have the desire to depart and be with Christ—which is far better—

Work

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I left in bitterness and in an angry spirit, and the Lord’s hand was on me powerfully.

Why do You force me to look at injustice?
Why do You tolerate wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.

For

When I considered all that I had accomplished and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Remember how short my life is.
Have You created everyone for nothing?

General references

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.
“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

So I admired the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive.

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”