O panorama
Eclesiastes 1 abre com “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.”, muda perto do versículo 9 com “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that…” e termina com “For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Eclesiastes · Versão King James · 18Eclesiastes 1:1-6
Versículos 1–6: The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Eclesiastes 1:1–6 abre com “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.” e chega a “The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Eclesiastes sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
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“The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.” Nomear David e Jerusalem mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Eclesiastes 1:1-6
Versão King James1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
6The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
Eclesiastes 1:7-12
Versículos 7–12: All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place…
Eclesiastes 1:7–12 abre com “All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers…” e chega a “I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Eclesiastes sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they…” Nomear All mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Eclesiastes 1:7-12
Versão King James7All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
8All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
11There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
12I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Eclesiastes 1:13-18
Versículos 13–18: I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things…
Eclesiastes 1:13–18 abre com “And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under…” e chega a “For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Eclesiastes sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore…” O versículo nomeia God em vez de deixar a ação sem uma fonte. Observe se a linha seguinte continua, responde ou contrasta essa ação.
“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem seen, spirit, vanity. A relação com os versículos 13 e 15 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Eclesiastes 1:13-18
Versão King James13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
17And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
18For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Ecclesiastes 1:1 começa com “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Ecclesiastes 1:10 forma uma mudança natural: “Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.”
A nota final
Ecclesiastes 1:18 deixa o leitor com “For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras wisdom, heart, vanity, Jerusalem, Preacher, thing ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.