Ecclesiastes 1:9
What is it that hath bene? That that shalbe: and what is it that hath bene done? That which shalbe done: and there is no newe thing vnder the sunne.
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- Eccl 3:15 : 15 What is that that hath bene? That is nowe: and that that shalbe, hath now bene: for God requireth that which is past.
- Jer 31:22 : 22 How long wilt thou goe astray, O thou rebellious daughter? for the Lorde hath created a newe thing in the earth: A woman shall compasse a man.
- Rev 21:1 : 1 And I sawe a newe heauen, and a newe earth: for the first heauen, & the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea.
- Rev 21:5 : 5 And he that sate vpon the throne, sayd, Behold, I make all things newe: and he sayde vnto me, Write: for these wordes are faithfull and true.
- 2 Pet 2:1 : 1 Bvt there were false prophets also among the people, euen as there shalbe false teachers among you: which priuily shall bring in damnable heresies, euen denying the Lorde, that hath bought them, and bring vpon themselues swift damnation.
- Eccl 6:10 : 10 What is that that hath bene? the name thereof is nowe named: and it is knowen that it is man: and he cannot striue with him that is stronger then he.
- Eccl 7:10 : 10 (7:12) Say not thou, Why is it that the former dayes were better then these? For thou doest not enquire wisely of this thing.
- Isa 43:19 : 19 Behold, I do a new thing: now shal it come foorth: shall you not knowe it? I wil euen make a way in the desert, and floods in the wildernesse.
- Eccl 2:12 : 12 And I turned to beholde wisedome, and madnes and follie: (for who is the man that will come after the King in things, which men nowe haue done?)
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- Eccl 1:10-112 verses92%
10 Is there any thing, whereof one may say, Beholde this, it is newe? It hath bene already in the olde time that was before vs.
11 There is no memorie of the former, neither shall there be a remembrance of the latter that shalbe, with them that shall come after.
- Eccl 3:14-163 verses84%
14 I knowe that whatsoeuer God shall doe, it shalbe for euer: to it can no man adde, and from it can none diminish: for God hath done it, that they should feare before him.
15 What is that that hath bene? That is nowe: and that that shalbe, hath now bene: for God requireth that which is past.
16 And moreouer I haue seene vnder the sunne the place of iudgement, where was wickednesse, and the place of iustice where was iniquitie.
- Eccl 1:7-82 verses81%
7 All the riuers goe into the sea, yet the sea is not full: for the riuers goe vnto ye place, whence they returne, and goe.
8 All things are full of labour: man cannot vtter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare filled with hearing.
- Eccl 1:13-153 verses81%
13 And I haue giuen mine heart to search and finde out wisdome by all things that are done vnder the heauen: (this sore trauaile hath GOD giuen to the sonnes of men, to humble them thereby)
14 I haue considered all the workes that are done vnder the sunne, and beholde, all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.
15 That which is crooked, can none make straight: and that which faileth, cannot be nombred.
- Eccl 4:15-162 verses79%
15 I behelde all the liuing, which walke vnder the sunne, with the second childe, which shall stand vp in his place.
16 There is none ende of all the people, nor of all that were before them, and they that come after, shall not reioyce in him: surely this is also vanitie and vexation of spirit.
- Eccl 2:11-122 verses78%
11 Then I looked on all my workes that mine hands had wrought, and on the trauaile that I had laboured to doe: and beholde, all is vanitie and vexation of the spirit: and there is no profite vnder the sunne.
12 And I turned to beholde wisedome, and madnes and follie: (for who is the man that will come after the King in things, which men nowe haue done?)
- Eccl 1:1-55 verses78%
1 The wordes of the Preacher, the sonne of Dauid King in Ierusalem.
2 Vanitie of vanities, sayth the Preacher: vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie.
3 What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne?
4 One generation passeth, and another generation succeedeth: but the earth remaineth for euer.
5 The sunne riseth, and ye sunne goeth downe, and draweth to his place, where he riseth.
- Eccl 6:9-124 verses77%
9 The sight of ye eye is better then to walke in ye lustes: this also is vanitie, & vexation of spirit.
10 What is that that hath bene? the name thereof is nowe named: and it is knowen that it is man: and he cannot striue with him that is stronger then he.
11 (7:1) Svrely there be many things that increase vanitie: and what auaileth it man?
12 (7:2) For who knoweth what is good for man in the life and in the nomber of the dayes of the life of his vanitie, seeing he maketh them as a shadowe? For who can shewe vnto man what shall be after him vnder the sunne?
- Eccl 8:16-172 verses77%
16 When I applied mine heart to knowe wisedome, and to behold the busines that is done on earth, that neither day nor night the eyes of man take sleepe,
17 Then I behelde the whole worke of God, that man cannot finde out ye worke that is wrought vnder the sunne: for the which man laboureth to seeke it, and cannot finde it: yea, and though the wise man thinke to knowe it, he cannot finde it.
- Eccl 3:10-123 verses76%
10 I haue seene the trauaile that God hath giuen to ye sonnes of men to humble them thereby.
11 He hath made euery thing beautifull in his time: also he hath set the worlde in their heart, yet can not man finde out the worke that God hath wrought fro the beginning euen to the end.
12 I know that there is nothing good in them, but to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.
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8 Vanitie of vanities, saieth the Preacher, all is vanitie.
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3 And I count him better then them both, which hath not yet bin: for he hath not seene the euill workes which are wrought vnder the sunne.
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1 To all things there is an appointed time, and a time to euery purpose vnder the heauen.
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1 I haue surely giuen mine heart to all this, and to declare all this, that the iust, and the wise, and their workes are in the hand of God: and no man knoweth eyther loue or hatred of all that is before them.
- Eccl 4:7-82 verses75%
7 Againe I returned, and sawe vanitie vnder the sunne.
8 There is one alone, & there is not a second, which hath neither sonne nor brother, yet is there none end of all his trauaile, neither can his eye be satisfied with riches: neither doeth he thinke, For whome doe I trauaile and defraude my soule of pleasure? this also is vanitie, and this is an euill trauaile.
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3 This is euill among all that is done vnder the sunne, that there is one condition to all, and also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnes is in their heartes whiles they liue, and after that, they goe to the dead.
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1 There is an euill, which I sawe vnder the sunne, and it is much among men:
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22 Therefore I see that there is nothing better then that a man shoulde reioyce in his affaires, because that is his portion. For who shal bring him to see what shalbe after him?
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9 All this haue I seene, and haue giuen mine heart to euery worke, which is wrought vnder the sunne, and I sawe a time that man ruleth ouer man to his owne hurt.
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6 Also their loue, and their hatred, and their enuie is now perished, and they haue no more portion for euer, in all that is done vnder the sunne.
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13 I haue also seene this wisedome vnder the sunne, and it is great vnto me.
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10 All that thine hand shall finde to doe, doe it with all thy power: for there is neither worke nor inuention, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue whither thou goest.
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19 For the condition of the children of men, and the condition of beasts are euen as one condition vnto them. As the one dyeth, so dyeth the other: for they haue all one breath, and there is no excellency of man aboue ye beast: for all is vanitie.
- Eccl 2:17-204 verses73%
17 Therefore I hated life: for the worke that is wrought vnder the sunne is grieuous vnto me: for all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.
18 I hated also all my labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne, which I shall leaue to the man that shalbe after me.
19 And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie.
20 Therefore I went about to make mine heart abhorre all the labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne.
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22 For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne?
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14 There is a vanitie, which is done vpon the earth, that there be righteous men to whom it commeth according to the worke of the wicked: and there be wicked men to whom it commeth according to the worke of the iust: I thought also that this is vanitie.
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24 There is no profit to man: but that he eate, and drinke, & delight his soule with the profit of his labour: I saw also this, that it was of the hand of God.
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16 (5:15) And this also is an euill sickenes that in all pointes as he came, so shall he goe, and what profit hath he that he hath traueiled for the winde?