Ecclesiastes 1:9 (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 1:9 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

There is nothing newMen's hearts and their corruptions are the same now as in former times; their desires, and pursuits, and complaints, still the same. This should take us from...

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
Jeremiah 31:22 How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
Revelation 21:1 And 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.
Ecclesiastes 2:12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
Ecclesiastes 6:10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
Isaiah 43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Revelation 21:5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

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Topics

Experiment In worldly pleasure, Solomon’s
Life Vanity of
Philosophy The nature of things

Strong’s Numbers

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done עָשָׂה ʻâsâh
that which shall be done עָשָׂה ʻâsâh
and there is no new חָדָשׁ châdâsh
under the sun שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh

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