Ecclesiastes 2:10
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
שִׂמְחָה
pleasure
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שִׂמְחָה
Joy, gladness, rejoicing. Simchah. Serve the LORD with gladness. Joy is not a mood. It is a choice to celebrate what God has done regardless of circumstances.
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שָׁאַל
they asked
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שָׁאַל
To ask, to inquire, to request. Shaal. Ask and it will be given to you. God invites inquiry. He delights in the person who comes to Him with honest questions.
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לֵב
heart/ my
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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עַיִן
eyes/ my
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עַיִן
Eye, spring of water. Ayin. Open the eyes of my heart LORD. I lift my eyes to You who are enthroned in heaven.
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עָמָל
toil/ my
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עָמָל
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
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מָנַע
I restrained
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מָנַע
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
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חֵלֶק
reward/ my
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חֵלֶק
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
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שָׂמֵחַ
was joyful
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שָׂמֵחַ
blithe or gleeful
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