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Selected Verse: Ecclesiates 1:10 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ec 1:10 |
Strong Concordance |
Is there [03426] any thing [01697] whereof it may be said [0559], See [07200], this is new [02319]? it hath been already [03528] of old time [05769], which was before [06440] us. |
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King James |
Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
old time--Hebrew, "ages."
which was--The Hebrew plural cannot be joined to the verb singular. Therefore translate: "It hath been in the ages before; certainly it hath been before us" [HOLDEN]. Or, as MAURER: "That which has been (done) before us (in our presence, Ch1 16:33), has been (done) already in the old times." |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Is there any thing, etc. - The original is beautiful. "Is there any thing which will say, See this! it is new?" Men may say this of their discoveries, etc.; but universal nature says, It is not new. It has been, and it will be. |
33 Then shall the trees [06086] of the wood [03293] sing out [07442] at the presence [06440] of the LORD [03068], because he cometh [0935] to judge [08199] the earth [0776].