Ecclesiastes 1:4
“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh : but the earth abideth for ever.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh,.... This shows that a man can have no profit of all his…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Vanity is shown in mankind, the elements, and all that moves on earth; the same course is repeated again and again…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 1:4-8
To prove the vanity of all things under the sun, and their insufficiency to make us happy, Solomon here shows, 1. That…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh The sentence loses in strength by the words inserted in…
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