Ecclesiastes 2:6

Translations

Modern

I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.

Traditional

I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:

Literal

I made for myself pools of water, to cause to drink from them a grove of sprouting trees.

Latin

…et exstruxi mihi piscinas aquarum, ut irrigarem silvam lignorum germinantium.

Original

Hebrew

English

I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.

Notes

Ecclesiastes 2:4–8

Solomon built both small structures like porches and gates and large ones like entire cities (see 1 Kings 9:15–19). He mainly built these projects for his own enjoyment, including the palace and its related buildings (see 1 Kings 7:1–12).

Ecclesiastes 2:1–11

The Teacher says seeking pleasure for its own sake is empty. Even great achievements are like smoke.

Ecclesiastes 1:12–2:26

The Teacher examines how wisdom, work, and pleasure relate to each other.

Related verses

Nehemiah 2:14
Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;
Jeremiah 17:8
He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.
Psalm 1:3
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
Song of Solomon 7:4
Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.

Glossary

Book of Ecclesiastes Futility Pools of Solomon

Topics

Agriculture: Practiced by Solomon Botanical Gardens: (Park, Probably) Epicureans: Doctrines Propagated By, Familiar to Solomon Gardens: Kinds of, Mentioned in Scripture: Fruit Trees Investigation: General Scriptures Concerning Irrigation: General Scriptures Concerning Pleasure: Worldly Pools and Ponds: Artificial, Designed For: Supplying Gardens with Water Solomon: Plants Vineyards and Orchards of all Kinds of Fruit Trees; Makes Pools Vanity: Worldly Possessions Are Vineyard: Pools In Wells of Solomon Wisdom: Worldly Worldliness: General Scriptures Concerning

Ecclesiastes 2:6

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