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Ecclesiastes 1:9

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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.
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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:15Rank 1 from verse 9
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    15That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

  2. Ecclesiastes 6:10Rank 2 from verse 9
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    10That 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.

  3. Revelation 21:1Rank 3 from verse 9
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    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.

  4. Ecclesiastes 2:12Rank 4 from verse 9
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    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.

  5. Ecclesiastes 7:10Rank 5 from verse 9
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    10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

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Ecclesiastes 1:9

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which

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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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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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new

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Recently made, begun, known, or received; fresh, different, or not old.

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sun

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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.

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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.

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.

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

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