Ecclesiastes 1:9–10
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.
*The thing that hath beene, it is that which shall be: and that which is done, is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing vnder the sunne.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceCha. 3.15.
Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
Is there any thing, whereof it may be sayd, See, this is new? it hath beene already of olde time, which was before vs.
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- Ecclesiastes 3:15Rank 1 from verse 9
- Ecclesiastes 6:10Rank 2 from verse 9
- Revelation 21:1Rank 3 from verse 9
- Ecclesiastes 2:12Rank 4 from verse 9
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.
12¶ *‖And I turned my selfe to behold wisedome, and madnesse and folly: for what can the man doe, that commeth after the king? euen that which hath bene already done.
- Ecclesiastes 7:10Rank 5 from verse 9
- Isaiah 43:19Rank 6 from verse 9
19Behold, 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.
19*Behold, I will doe a new thing: now it shall spring foorth, shall yee not know it? I will euen make a way in the wildernesse, and riuers in the desert.
- Jeremiah 31:22Rank 7 from verse 9
- 2 Peter 2:1Rank 8 from verse 9
1BUT 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.
1¶ But there were false prophets also among the people, euen as there shall bee false teachers among you, who priuily shall bring in damnable heresies, euen denying the Lord that bought them, and bring vpon themselues swift destruction.
- Revelation 21:5Rank 9 from verse 9
From verse 10
- Luke 17:26–30Rank 2 from verse 10
26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
26*And as it was in the dayes of Noe: so shal it be also in the dayes of the Sonne of man.
27They did eate, they dranke, they married wiues, they were giuen in mariage, vntill the day that Noe entred into the arke: and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28*Likewise also as it was in the dayes of Lot, they did eat, they dranke, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded:
29But the same day that Lot went out of Sodome, it rained fire and brimstone from heauen, & destroyed them all:
30Euen thus shall it bee in the day when the Sonne of man is reuealed.
- Matthew 23:30–32Rank 3 from verse 10
30And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
30And say, If wee had beene in the dayes of our fathers, wee would not haue bene partakers with them in the blood of the Prophets.
31Wherefore ye bee witnesses vnto your selues, that yee are the children of them which killed the Prophets.
32Fil ye vp then the measure of your fathers.
- 2 Timothy 3:8Rank 4 from verse 10
- Matthew 5:12Rank 5 from verse 10
- 1 Thessalonians 2:14–16Rank 6 from verse 10
14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judæa are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
14For yee, brethren, became followers of the Churches of God, which in Iudea are in Christ Iesus: for ye also haue suffered like things of your owne countreymen, euen as they haue of the Iewes:
15Who both killed the Lord Iesus, and their owne Prophets, and haue ‖persecuted vs: and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
16Forbidding vs to speake to the Gentiles, that they might bee saued, to fill vp their sinnes alway: for the wrath is come vpon them to the vttermost.
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Ecclesiastes 1:9
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Recently made, begun, known, or received; fresh, different, or not old.
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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.
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Ecclesiastes 1:10
Of, from, or concerning which or what.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.
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Recently made, begun, known, or received; fresh, different, or not old.
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Before the present or stated time; by this time.
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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.
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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.
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8All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
8All things are full of labour, man cannot vtter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare filled with hearing.
9The 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.
9*The thing that hath beene, it is that which shall be: and that which is done, is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing vnder the sunne.
Selected passage10Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
10Is there any thing, whereof it may be sayd, See, this is new? it hath beene already of olde time, which was before vs.
Selected passage11There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there bee any remembrance of things that are to come, with those that shall come after.