Ecclesiastes 1:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

One generation passes away, and another generation comes, but the earth remains forever.

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  • Ps 104:5 : 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
  • Zech 1:5 : 5 Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?
  • Eccl 6:12 : 12 For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
  • 2 Pet 3:10-13 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are in it shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in all holy conduct and godliness, 12 Looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
  • Ps 119:90-91 : 90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides. 91 They continue this day according to Your ordinances, for all are Your servants.
  • Ps 90:9-9 : 9 For all our days are passed away in your wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. 10 The days of our years are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their strength is labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
  • Ps 102:24-28 : 24 I said, "O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days; your years are throughout all generations." 25 Of old you have laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 26 They shall perish, but you shall endure; yes, all of them shall grow old like a garment; as a cloak you shall change them, and they shall be changed. 27 But you are the same, and your years shall have no end. 28 The children of your servants shall continue, and their descendants shall be established before you.
  • Gen 5:3-9 : 3 And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and had a son in his own likeness, after his image, and called his name Seth: 4 And the days of Adam after he had fathered Seth were eight hundred years, and he had sons and daughters: 5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died. 6 And Seth lived one hundred and five years, and had Enos: 7 And Seth lived after he had Enos eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters: 8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died. 9 And Enos lived ninety years, and had Cainan: 10 And Enos lived after he had Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters: 11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died. 12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and had Mahalaleel: 13 And Cainan lived after he had Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters: 14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died. 15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty-five years, and had Jared: 16 And Mahalaleel lived after he had Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters: 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety-five years, and he died. 18 And Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, and he had Enoch: 19 And Jared lived after he had Enoch eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters: 20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, and he died. 21 And Enoch lived sixty-five years, and had Methuselah: 22 And Enoch walked with God after he had Methuselah three hundred years, and had sons and daughters: 23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years: 24 And Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. 25 And Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, and had Lamech: 26 And Methuselah lived after he had Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters: 27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, and he died. 28 And Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, and had a son: 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This one shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed. 30 And Lamech lived after he had Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters: 31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, and he died.
  • Gen 11:20-32 : 20 And Reu lived thirty-two years and begot Serug. 21 And Reu lived after he begot Serug two hundred and seven years and begot sons and daughters. 22 And Serug lived thirty years and begot Nahor. 23 And Serug lived after he begot Nahor two hundred years and begot sons and daughters. 24 And Nahor lived twenty-nine years and begot Terah. 25 And Nahor lived after he begot Terah one hundred and nineteen years and begot sons and daughters. 26 And Terah lived seventy years and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and lived there. 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.
  • Gen 36:9-9 : 9 These are the descendants of Esau, the father of the Edomites in the mountain of Seir: 10 These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah, the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau. 11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Timna was a concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz: these are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. 13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. 14 These are the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bore to Esau Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. 15 These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, 16 Chief Korah, chief Gatam, and chief Amalek: these are the chiefs that came from Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. 17 These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs that came from Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. 18 These are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife: chief Jeush, chief Jaalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs that came from Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their chiefs.
  • Gen 47:9 : 9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
  • Exod 1:6-7 : 6 And Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that generation. 7 And the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
  • Exod 6:16-27 : 16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years. 17 The sons of Gershon: Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. 18 And the sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years. 19 And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations. 20 And Amram took Jochebed his father's sister as a wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were one hundred thirty-seven years. 21 And the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri. 23 And Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 24 And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korahites. 25 And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took one of the daughters of Putiel as a wife; and she bore him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. 26 These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies. 27 These are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are the Moses and Aaron.
  • Ps 89:47-48 : 47 Remember how short my time is; why have you made all men in vain? 48 What man can live and not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of the grave? Selah.

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