Ecclesiastes 1:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.”

Ecclesiastes 1:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 1:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 1:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Is there a thing of which it may be said, “Behold, this is new”? It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.”

Ecclesiastes 1:10 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us. ”

Ecclesiastes 1:10 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 1:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“There is a thing of which <FI>one<Fi> saith: `See this, it <FI>is<Fi> new!' already it hath been in the ages that were before us!”

Ecclesiastes 1:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already in the ages which were before us. ”

Ecclesiastes 1:10 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Ecclesiastes 1:10 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1

8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

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.

10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:10 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 1:10 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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