Ecclesiastes 1:9

The thing that has 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.

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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 labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

10Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it has been already of old time, which was before us.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:15That which has been is now; and that which is to be has already been; and God requires that which is past.

Ecclesiastes 7:10Say not you, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for you do not enquire wisely concerning this.

Jeremiah 31:22How long will you go about, O you backsliding daughter? for the LORD has created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.

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

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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