8Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity.


In Context

5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goes to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return to God who gave it.

8 Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity.

9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

Ecclesiastes 12:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:8Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all [is] vanity.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:8"Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Everything is meaningless!"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:8Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, and all things are vanity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:8Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8|Vanity of vanities,| says the Preacher. |All is vanity!|

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:8Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8Vanity of vanities saith the preacher; all is vanity.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole is vanity.