Ecclesiastes 1:16
“I 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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I communed with my own heart,.... That is, looked into it, examined it, and considered what a stock and fund of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I am come ... - Rather, I have accumulated (literally “enlarged and added”) wisdom more than etc. They that have been…
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
Lo, I am come to great estate The pronoun is used emphatically. The verb in the Hebrew is connected closely with what…
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