Ecclesiastes 1:9

That 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.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

8All things toil to weariness; man cannot utter it, the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

10Is there a thing whereof it is said: 'See, this is new'? — it hath been already, in the ages which were before us.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:15That which is hath been long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and God seeketh that which is pursued.

Ecclesiastes 7:10Say not thou: 'How was it that the former days were better than these?' for it is not out of wisdom that thou inquirest concerning this.

Jeremiah 31:22How long wilt thou turn away coyly, O thou backsliding daughter? For the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall court a man.

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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