Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter,.... Or "the end" (o) of it. The sum and substance of it, what it all tends to and issues in; even the whole of what is contained in this book, and in…

This passage is properly regarded as the Epilogue of the whole book; a kind of apology for the obscurity of many of its sayings. The passage serves therefore to make the book more intelligible and…

The great enquiry which Solomon prosecutes in this book is, What is that good which the sons of men should do? Ecc 2:3. What is the true way to true happiness, the certain means to attain our great…

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter The word for "let us hear" has been taken by some scholars as a participle with a gerundial force, "The sum of thewhole matter must be heard," but it…