Rather translate, “That which is, is far off.” The phrase, “that which is,” or “hath been,” to denote the existing constitution of the universe, occurs in Ecclesiastes 1:9; Ecclesiastes 3:15. (See Ecclesiastes 8:17.)
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Ecclesiastes 7:24
24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?