Can one say about anything, ‘Look, this is new’? It has already existed in the ages before us.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The thing that has been–it is what will be again, and that which has been done is that which will be done again; and there is nothing new under the sun. American Standard Version (1901) That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Common English Bible Whatever has happened—that’s what will happen again; whatever has occurred—that’s what will occur again. There’s nothing new under the sun. Catholic Public Domain Version What is it that has existed? The same shall exist in the future. What is it that has been done? The same shall continue to be done. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version What is it that hath been? the same thing that shall be. What is it that hath been done? the same that shall be done. |
Can one say about anything, ‘Look, this is new’? It has already existed in the ages before us.
Then I turned to consider wisdom, madness, and folly, for what will the king’s successor be like? He will do what has already been done.
Whatever is, has already been, and whatever will be, already is. However, God seeks justice for the persecuted.
Whatever exists was given its name long ago, , and it is known what mankind is. But he is not able to contend with the one who is stronger than he is.
Don’t say, ‘Why were the former days better than these? ’ since it is not wise of you to ask this.
Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.
How long will you turn here and there, faithless daughter? For the Lord creates something new in the land – a female will shelter a man.
There were indeed false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Then the one seated on the throne said, ‘Look, I am making everything new.’ He also said, ‘Write, because these words are faithful and true.’