Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. New Living Translation I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees. English Standard Version I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. Berean Standard Bible I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees. King James Bible I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: New King James Version I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. New American Standard Bible I made gardens and parks for myself, and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees; NASB 1995 I made gardens and parks for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees; NASB 1977 I made gardens and parks for myself, and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees; Legacy Standard Bible I made for myself gardens and parks, and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees; Amplified Bible I made gardens and orchards for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees; Christian Standard Bible I made gardens and parks for myself and planted every kind of fruit tree in them. Holman Christian Standard Bible I made gardens and parks for myself and planted every kind of fruit tree in them. American Standard Version I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; Aramaic Bible in Plain English I made for myself gardens and paradises, and I planted in them trees of every fruit Brenton Septuagint Translation I made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them every kind of fruit-tree. Contemporary English Version I had flower gardens and orchards full of fruit trees. Douay-Rheims Bible I made gardens, and orchards, and set them with trees of all kinds, English Revised Version I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit: GOD'S WORD® Translation I made gardens and parks for myself. I planted every kind of fruit tree in them. Good News Translation I planted gardens and orchards, with all kinds of fruit trees in them; International Standard Version I constructed gardens and orchards for myself, and within them I planted all kinds of fruit trees. JPS Tanakh 1917 I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; Literal Standard Version I made for myself gardens and paradises, and I planted in them trees of every fruit. Majority Standard Bible I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees. New American Bible I made gardens and parks, and in them set out fruit trees of all sorts. NET Bible I designed royal gardens and parks for myself, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. New Revised Standard Version I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. New Heart English Bible I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit. Webster's Bible Translation I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: World English Bible I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit. Young's Literal Translation I made for me gardens and paradises, and I planted in them trees of every fruit. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Futility of Pleasure…4I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself. 5I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees. 6I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.… Cross References Nehemiah 2:8 And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king's forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy." And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests. Song of Solomon 4:13 Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard, Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits. Song of Solomon 5:1 I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved. Treasury of Scripture I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: me Song of Solomon 4:12-16 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed… Song of Solomon 5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. 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. i planted Genesis 2:8,9 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed… Luke 17:27-29 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… Jump to Previous Fruit Fruits Fruit-Trees Gardens Kind Kinds Orchards Planted Planting Sorts TreesJump to Next Fruit Fruits Fruit-Trees Gardens Kind Kinds Orchards Planted Planting Sorts TreesEcclesiastes 2 1. the vanity of human courses is the work of pleasure12. Though the wise be better than the fool, yet both have one event 18. The vanity of human labor, in leaving it they know not to whom 24. Nothing better than joy in our labor but that is God's gift (5) Orchards.--Rather, parks. The word, which occurs also in Song of Solomon 4:3, Nehemiah 2:8, is originally Persian, and passed into the Greek and into modern languages in the form of "paradise" (Luke 23:43; 2Corinthians 12:4; and in LXX., Genesis 2:10; Genesis 13:10; Numbers 24:6; Isaiah 1:30; Ecclesiasticus 24:30; Susan. 5:4). Parks and trees giving, not only fruit, but shade from the hot Eastern sun, were an almost necessary part of kingly luxury. The king's garden is spoken of in 1Kings 21:2; 2Kings 21:18; 2Kings 25:4; Nehemiah 3:15. . . . Verse 5. - I made me gardens and orchards. Solomon's love of gardens appears throughout the Canticles (Song of Solomon 6:2, etc.). He had a king's garden on the slope of the hills south of the city (2 Kings 25:4); and Beth-hacchemm, "the House of the Vine," at Ain Karim, about six miles east of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 6:1); and at Baal-hamon another extensive vineyard (Song of Solomon 8:11). The word rendered "orchard" (parder) occurs also in Song of Solomon 4:13 and Nehemiah 2:8. It is a Persian word, and passed into the Greek form παράδειος (Xenophon, 'Anab.,' 1:2.7), meaning "a park" planted with forest and fruit trees, and containing herds of animals. It is probably derived from the Zend oairidaeza," an enclosure." (For the trees in such parks, see Song of Solomon 4:13, 14; and for an estimate of Solomon's works, Josephus, 'Ant.,' 8:07. 3.) Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make myself לִ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew gardens גַּנּ֖וֹת (gan·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1593: A garden and parks וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים (ū·p̄ar·dê·sîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6508: A preserve, park and planted וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי (wə·nā·ṭa‘·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant in them בָהֶ֖ם (ḇā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew all kinds כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of fruit פֶּֽרִי׃ (pe·rî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6529: Fruit trees. עֵ֥ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood Links Ecclesiastes 2:5 NIVEcclesiastes 2:5 NLT Ecclesiastes 2:5 ESV Ecclesiastes 2:5 NASB Ecclesiastes 2:5 KJV Ecclesiastes 2:5 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 2:5 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 2:5 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 2:5 French Bible Ecclesiastes 2:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 2:5 I made myself gardens and parks (Ecclesiast. 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