Ecclesiastes 2:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.”
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BSBPD
“I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“I made for me pools of water, to water from them a forest shooting forth trees.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Ecclesiastes 2:6 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 2:14Then 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;
- Psalms 1:3He 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 7:4Your 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.
- Jeremiah 17:8He 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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