Ecclesiastes 1:5
The sun rises and sets; it returns to its place, and from there, being born again,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
In Context
4A generation passes away, and a generation arrives. But the earth stands forever.
Cross References
Genesis 8:22All the days of the earth, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, night and day, will not cease.”
Psalms 19:4May he be mindful of all your sacrifices, and may your burnt-offerings be fat.
Psalms 42:1A Psalm of David. Judge me, O God, and discern my cause from that of a nation not holy; rescue me from a man unjust and deceitful.
Psalms 104:19until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
Habakkuk 3:11The sun and the moon have stood firm in their dwelling place; with the light of your arrows, they shall go forth in the splendor of your flashing spear.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 1:5-9
The Vanity of the World. 4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. 5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. 6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. 7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. 8 All things are full of… Read the whole commentary →