Ecclesiastes 2:5
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:”Ecclesiastes 2:5
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:5 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 2:5 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 2, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 7 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (7)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 2:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Song of Solomon 4:13“Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,”Genesis 2:8“And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.”1 Kings 21:2“And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.”Song of Solomon 4:12“A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.”Song of Solomon 6:2“My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.”Jeremiah 39:4“And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.”Luke 17:27“They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.”
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