Ecclesiastes 1:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 may be called an introduction to the book; it also presents the writer's conclusions. He has surveyed life from many angles and decided that all human effort is fruitless and...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. Is there any thing, etc. - The original is beautiful. "Is there any thing which...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Is there any thing whereof, &c.— Is there any thing that will say, See this! this is new. Thus the beauty and energy of the original are preserved.
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. Old time (Hebrew, ages), which was. The Hebrew plural cannot be joined to t...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

All is Vanity 1-11. The writer describes himself. He declares that all things are transitory and without result, whether they be the works or the life of man, or the natural forces of heat, air, a...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(3-11) Man is perpetually toiling, yet of all his toil there remains no abiding result. The natural world exhibits a spectacle of unceasing activity, with no real progress. The sun, the winds, the wa...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE PROLOGUE In Which The Problem Of The Book Is Indirectly Stated Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 THE search for the summum bonum , the quest of the Chief Good, is the theme of the book Ecclesiastes. N...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Testimony of an Unsatisfied Soul Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 All is vanity ! This cry finds an echo in human hearts of every age and clime. Clod meant man to be happy. “These things,” said our Lo...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first verse of this chapter introduces us to the author of the Book. Taken in conjunction with verse Ecclesiastes 1:12 , it leaves no room for doubt that he is Solomon. In stating his theme he e...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? (4) One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever. (5) The sun also ariseth, and th...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Is there [any] thing whereof it may be said, see, this [is] new ?.... This is an appeal to all men for the truth of the above observation, and carries in it a strong denial that there is anything ne...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Is there [any] thing whereof it may be said, See, this [is] new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. Ver. 10. Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is new? ] Hoc...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Change without Novelty. 9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For the proof hereof I appeal to the consciences and experiences of all men. It hath been already of old thee; the same things have been said and done before, though possibly we did not know it.
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Meaninglessness of What Men Seek To Accomplish Comes Out In The Fact That Life Simply Follows A Continual Unchanging Repetition. It Is Purposeless and Boring and Unenlightening And Accomplishes...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 1:2 . Vanity.] The Hebrew word is Hebel (Abel) the name given to one of the sons of Adam. The subjection of the whole creation to vanity was soon observed and felt....
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 The search for the summum bonum , the quest of the chief good, is the theme of the book of Ecclesiastes. Naturally we look to find this theme, this problem, this "riddle of th...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 1:2 . Vanity of vanities. This is the Hebrew form of the superlative degree of comparison; as, the heaven of heavens, the song of songs, &c. He adds, “vexation of spirit,” because...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh. The law of circularity, or retrogression, an essential element of progress The circle is the archetype of all forms, physically as we...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 1:1 THE TITLE . The words of the Preacher, the son of David, King in Jerusalem ; Septuagint, "King of Israel in Jerusalem" (comp. Ecclesiastes 1:12 Ecclesiast...
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

General Introduction
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 ; 2 Timothy 3:8 ; Acts 7:51 ; Luke 17:26-30 ; Matthew 23:30-32 ; Matthew 5:12
Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Man under the Sun Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In order to introduce this study we can think of no better way than to go to our booklet on Ecclesiastes for a quotation. 1. Eccl...

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary