Ecclesiastes 1:5
And the sun arises, and the sun goes down and draws toward its place;
LXX2012 (US English)
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 goes, and a generation comes: but the earth stands for ever.
Cross References
Genesis 8:22All the days of the earth, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and spring, shall not cease by day or night.
Psalms 19:4Grant you according to your heart, and fulfill all your desire. 1
Psalms 42:1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause, against an ungodly nation: deliver me from the unjust and crafty man. 1
Psalms 104:19until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire. 1
Habakkuk 3:11The sun was exalted, and the moon stood still in her course: your darts shall go forth at the light, at the brightness of the gleaming of your arms.
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 →