Ecclesiastes 1:4

New International Reader's Version

People come and people go. But the earth remains forever.

Cross References

Genesis 47:9

Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my journey through life are 130. My years have been few and hard. They aren’t as many as the years of my father and grandfather before me.”

Psalm 104:5

He placed the earth on its foundations. It can never be moved.

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. They will always be secure. They will last forever.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Who knows what’s good for a person? They live for only a few meaningless days. They pass through life like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen on earth after they are gone?

Zechariah 1:5

“Where are those people now? And what about my prophets? Do they live forever?

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away. But my words will never pass away.

Luke 20:32

Finally, the woman died too.