Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 What has been, that will be; what has been done, that will be done. Nothing is new under the sun!(A) 10 Even the thing of which we say, “See, this is new!” has already existed in the ages that preceded us.(B) 11 There is no remembrance of past generations;(C) nor will future generations be remembered by those who come after them.[a]
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- 1:11 Movement in nature and human activity appears to result in change and progress. The author argues that this change and progress are an illusion: “Nothing is new under the sun.”
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