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ecclesiastes
/ɪˌkliːziˈæstiːz/
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What does ecclesiastes mean?
proper noun
- A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
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/ɪˌkliːziˈæstiːz/
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/əˌkliːziˈæstiːz/
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To prove that the earth stands still, he quotes a passage from Ecclesiastes, "The earth standeth fast forever."
“Very well,” said Oak, firmly, with the bearing of one who was going to give his days and nights to Ecclesiastes for ever.
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In the book of Ecclesiastes, from which the above sentence is taken, are many sentiments not in accordance with the religion of Christ.
And to the question asked by Ecclesiastes three thousand years ago, “That which is far off and exceeding deep, who can find it out?”
The truest of all men was the Man of Sorrows, and the truest of all books is Solomon’s, and Ecclesiastes is the fine hammered steel of woe.