Ecclesiastes 1:9
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.
Context
This verse from Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 connects to 9 cross-references. Qohelet the Preacher opens with the declaration 'Vanity of vanities! All is vanity' and surveys the relentless cycles of nature — sun rising and setting, rivers running to the sea — as evidence that there is nothing new under the …
Other Translations
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.
What <FI>is<Fi> that which hath been? it <FI>is<Fi> that which is, and what <FI>is<Fi> that which hath been done? it <FI>is<Fi> that which is done, and there is not an entirely new thing under the sun.
That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun.
Cross References
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after …
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which …
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with …
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire …
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even …
How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing in the …
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily …
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed …
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: …