Ecclesiastes 1:10

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.

11There is no remembrance of them of former times; neither shall there be any remembrance of them of latter times that are to come, among those that shall come after.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:10Whatsoever cometh into being, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is foreknown what man is; neither can he contend with Him that is mightier than he.

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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