Ecclesiastes 1:15
“That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
That which is crooked cannot be made straight,.... By all the art and cunning, wisdom and knowledge of man, that he can…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He saw clearly both the disorder and incompleteness of human actions (compare the marginal reference), and also man’s…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
Solomon, having asserted in general that all is vanity, and having given some general proofs of it, now takes the most…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
That which is crooked The words are apparently a proverbial saying quoted as already current. The complaint is that the…
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