Ecclesiastes 1:10

יֵשׁ דָּבָר שֶׁיֹּאמַר רְאֵה ־ זֶה חָדָשׁ הוּא כְּבָר הָיָה לְעֹֽלָמִים אֲשֶׁר הָיָה מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

9מַה ־ שֶּֽׁהָיָה הוּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶה וּמַה ־ שֶׁנַּֽעֲשָׂה הוּא שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂה וְאֵין כָּל ־ חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃

11אֵין זִכְרוֹן לָרִאשֹׁנִים וְגַם לָאַחֲרֹנִים שֶׁיִּהְיוּ לֹֽא ־ יִהְיֶה לָהֶם זִכָּרוֹן עִם שֶׁיִּהְיוּ לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה ׃ פ

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:10מַה ־ שֶּֽׁהָיָה כְּבָר נִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ וְנוֹדָע אֲשֶׁר ־ הוּא אָדָם וְלֹא ־ יוּכַל לָדִין עִם שהתקיף מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃

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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