Ecclesiastes 1:9

That which has been is that which shall be, and that which has 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 things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

10Is there a thing of which it may be said, “Behold, this is new”? It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:15That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago. God seeks again that which is passed away.

Ecclesiastes 7:10Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.

Jeremiah 31:22How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth: a woman will encompass a man.”

Revelation 21:1I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is 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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