Ecclesiastes 1:9

Everything that was will continue to be; everything that has been done will be done again. Nothing new ever happens here.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8Everything just keeps on going. You can't say all there is to say. You can't see all there is to see. You can't hear all there is to hear.

10There's nothing anyone can point to and say, “Look! Here's something new.” In fact it's been around for ages, long before our time.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:15Whatever was, is; and whatever will be, has been, and God examines the whole of time.

Ecclesiastes 7:10Don't ask, “Why were the good old days better than now?” Asking such questions shows you are not wise.

Jeremiah 31:22How long are you going to waver in your decision, you unfaithful daughter? For the Lord has made something new happen here: a woman is going to protect a man.

Revelation 21:1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea no longer existed.

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 →

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