Ecclesiastes 1:9

The thing that hath been is that which shall be, and that which hath been done is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing under the sun.

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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

8All words become weary; man cannot express it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

10Is there any thing of which one may say, “Behold, this is new”? It was long ago, in the times which were before us.

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Cross References

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

Ecclesiastes 7:10Say not, “What is the cause that the former days were better than these?” For thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

Jeremiah 31:22How long wilt thou wander about, O rebellious daughter? Behold, Jehovah createth a new thing in the earth: The woman shall protect the man.

Revelation 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

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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