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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.

  6. Isaiah 43:19Rank 6 from verse 9
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    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.

  7. Jeremiah 31:22Rank 7 from verse 9
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    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.

  8. 2 Peter 2:1Rank 8 from verse 9
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    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.

  9. Revelation 21:5Rank 9 from verse 9
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    5And 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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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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new

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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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1:4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

1:5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

1:6The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.

1:7All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

1:8All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

1:9The 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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1:10Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

1:11There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

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