Ecclesiastes 1:10

Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already in the ages which were before us.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

In Context

9That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which will be done: and there is nothing new under the sun.

11There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be remembrance of things that are to come with those who shall live afterwards.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:10That which is hath already been named; and what man is, is known, and that he cannot contend with him that is mightier than he.

Matthew 23:30and ye say, If we had been in the days of our fathers we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

Acts 7:51O stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, *ye* do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers, *ye* also.

2 Timothy 3:8Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 1:10-12

Change without Novelty. 9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. 11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. Two things we are apt to take a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction in, and… Read the whole commentary →

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