Ecclesiastes 1:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. ”

• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Vanity is shown in mankind, the elements, and all that moves on earth; the same course is repeated again and again without any permanent result or real progress; and events and people alike are for...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for (d) ever. (d) One man dies after another, and the earth remains longest, even to the last day, which yet is...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  abideth . standeth still, as in first occurrence ( Genesis 18:8 ; Genesis 18:22 ; Genesis 19:27 ; Joshua 18:5 . Psalms 119:90 ; Psalms 119:90 ). for ever. Hebrew. olam . for ages; 'olam oc...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. One generation passeth away - Men succeed each other in unceasing generations: but the earth is still t...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  The earth abideth for ever— Remaineth the same for ever ] The meaning is, "The earth, considered as the scene of action, with respect to all mutable things, is no way affected by the continual and...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. (One) generation passeth away, and (another) generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever. Whil...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh ,.... This shows that a man can have no profit of all his labour under the sun, because of his short continuance; as soon almost as he...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Ecclesiastes 1:4 [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. Ver. 4. One generation passeth away, &c. ] Therefore, no happiness here, beca...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  One generation passeth away , &c. Men continue but for one, and that a short age, and then they leave all their possessions, and therefore they cannot be happy here, because the source of happin...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Vanity of the World.       4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ev...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: men continue but for one, and that a short age, and then they leave all their possessions to the succeeding age; and therefore they canno...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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....

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  General Introduction

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Peter 3:10-13 ; Ecclesiastes 6:12 ; Exodus 1:6 ; Exodus 1:7 ; Exodus 6:16-27 ; Genesis 11:20-32 ; Genesis 36:9-19 ; Genesis 47:9 ; Genesis 5:3-31 ; Matthew 24:35 ; Psalms 102:24-28 ; Ps...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - 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...

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• Ecclesiastes 1:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Passeth — Men continue but for one, and that a short age, and then they leave all their possessions, and therefore they cannot be happy here, because happiness must needs be unchangeable and eterna...

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