Ecclesiastes 1:10
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
In context
8 All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9 That which has been is that which shall be, and that which has been done is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 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.
11 There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.
12 I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 1:10 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- There is a thing of which [one] saith: 'See this, it [is] new!' already it hath been in the ages that were before us!
- DBY Darby Translation
- Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already in the ages which were before us.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Is there any thing of which it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.