The Hebrew text, and a Latin version of the book of Solomon called Ecclesiastes; with notes, and a tr. of the comm. of Mendlessohn, also a newly arranged Engl. version of Ecclesiastes, to which is prefixed a preliminary dissertation, by T. PrestonMoses Mendelssohn, Theodore Preston 1845 |
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66 NOTE Aben Ezra accents according authority Behold better book of Ecclesiastes Buxtorf CHAP cheerful clause commentary connexion consequently dagesh Deus divine dlessohn earth Ecclesiastes ejus Elias Levita enim enjoy eternal evil explain expression folly fool future Gemara happiness heart heaven Hebrew interpretation Israel Jeroboam Jerusalem Jews Judaism king labour laughter literally living Lord Maimonides Masoretic text means Mendlessohn method mind mirth Mosaic law nation Observe Octavo passage Pentateuch philosophy phrase praise profit prosperity Psalm quæ quod quoque Rabbinic commentators recondite Rehoboam rendering respect sages says Scripture SECTION sense Septuagint shews signifies Solomon soul speaks sub sole Talmud tempus thee things thou tion translation truth tzere understand vanity verb verse vexation windy notion wisdom wise word Yarchi אֵין אֲנִי אֲשֶׁר גַּם הָאָדָם הָאֱלֹהִים הֶבֶל הוּא הִיא הַרְבֵּה זן טוֹב כִּי לֹא רָאִיתִי רוּחַ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ
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Page 26 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Page 19 - Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night...
Page 55 - Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath : there is none else.
Page 26 - Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
Page 23 - Thus saith the Lord; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the Lord.
Page 26 - As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
Page 21 - Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
Page 26 - But man dieth and wasteth away : yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he ? As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up ; so man lieth down and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Page 23 - For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Page 26 - What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit ? Shall the dust praise thee ? shall it declare thy truth ? 10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me : LORD, be thou my helper.