Ecclesiastes 1 10
Is there anything of which it can be said, “See this, it is new”? It has already existed for [the vast] ages [of time recorded or unrecorded] Which were before us.
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NCV Ecclesiastes 1:10Someone might say, “Look, this is new,” but really it has always been here. It was here before we were.
NLT Ecclesiastes 1:10Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new.
WEB Ecclesiastes 1:10Is 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.