Verse 8

Vanity of vanities, says the preacher; all is vanity.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Forgjeves, alt er forgjeves, sier Predikanten; alt er tomhet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Forgjengelighetens forgjengelighet, sier predikanten; alt er forgjengelighet.

• Norsk King James

  Det er meningsløsheters meningsløshet, sier forkynneren; alt er meningsløst.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Alt er forgjengelig, sa Forkynneren, alt er forgjengelig.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Forgjeves, forgjeves, sier Predikeren, alt er forgjeves.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Meningsløshetens meningsløshet, sier predikanten; alt er meningsløst.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Forfengelighetens forfengelighet, sier preikeren; alt er tomhet.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Meningsløshetens meningsløshet, sier predikanten; alt er meningsløst.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  "Forgjeves, forgjeves," sier forkynneren, "alt er meningsløst."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'Utter futility,' says the Teacher. 'Everything is futile!'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.12.8", "source": "הֲבֵ֧ל הֲבָלִ֛ים אָמַ֥ר הַקּוֹהֶ֖לֶת הַכֹּ֥ל הָֽבֶל׃", "text": "*Hăḇēl* *hăḇālîm* *ʾāmar* ha-*qôhelet* ha-*kōl* *hāḇel*", "grammar": { "*hăḇēl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - vanity of", "*hăḇālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - vanities", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said", "*qôhelet*": "qal participle, masculine singular - preacher/assembler/collector", "*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular - all/everything/the whole", "*hāḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath/emptiness" }, "variants": { "*hăḇēl* *hăḇālîm*": "vanity of vanities/utter futility/absolute emptiness (superlative construction)", "*qôhelet*": "the Preacher/Assembler/Teacher/Collector (possibly Solomon)" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Forgjeves! Forgjeves! sier Forkynneren; alt er forgjeves.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Det er) idel Forfængelighed, sagde Prædikeren, (det er) altsammen Forfængelighed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Futility av futility, sier forkynneren; alt er futility.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Fåfenger som fåfenger, sier Predikeren; alt er fåfengt!

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Forgjeves, sier forkynneren, alt er forgjeves.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Forgjeves, forgjeves, sier Forkynneren; alt er forgjeves.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Alt er meningsløst, sier Forkynneren, alt er meningsløst.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  All is but vanite (sayeth the preacher) all is but playne vanite.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Vanitie of vanities, saieth the Preacher, all is vanitie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  All is but vanitie (saith the preacher) all is but playne vanitie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all [is] vanity.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; All is vanity!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole `is' vanity.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher. "All is vanity!"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Concluding Refrain: Qoheleth Restates His Thesis“Absolutely futile!” laments the Teacher,“All of these things are futile!”

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 1:2 : 2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
• Eccl 1:14 : 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
• Eccl 2:17 : 17 Therefore I hated life, because the work that was done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Eccl 4:4 : 4 Again, I considered all the toil and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Eccl 6:12 : 12 For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
• Eccl 8:8 : 8 There is no man who has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, nor does he have power in the day of death; and there is no release from that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who are given to it.
• Ps 62:9 : 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie; to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.