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Ecclesiastes 1

Eccl. 1:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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One generation
dowr (Hebrew #1755)
from 1752; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
KJV usage: age, X evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Pronounce: dore
Origin: or (shortened) dor {dore}
passeth away
halak (Hebrew #1980)
a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.
Pronounce: haw-lak'
Origin: akin to 3212
, and another generation
dowr (Hebrew #1755)
from 1752; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
KJV usage: age, X evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Pronounce: dore
Origin: or (shortened) dor {dore}
cometh
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
: but the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
abideth
`amad (Hebrew #5975)
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
KJV usage: abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, + serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-)stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
Pronounce: aw-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
for ever
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
KJV usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
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One generation.
Eccl. 6:12• 12For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? (Eccl. 6:12)
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Gen. 5:3‑31• 3And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
 4And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
 5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
 6And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
 7And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
 8And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
 9And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
 10And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
 11And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
 12And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
 13And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
 14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
 15And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
 16And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
 17And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
 18And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
 19And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
 20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
 21And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
 22And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
 23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
 24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
 25And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
 26And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
 27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
 28And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
 29And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.
 30And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
 31And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. (Gen. 5:3‑31)
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Gen. 11:20‑32• 20And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
 21And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
 22And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
 23And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
 24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
 25And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
 26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
 27Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
 28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
 29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
 30But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
 31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
 32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran. (Gen. 11:20‑32)
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Gen. 36:9‑19• 9And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
 10These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.
 11And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
 12And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife.
 13And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
 14And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
 15These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
 16Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
 17And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
 18And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
 19These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes. (Gen. 36:9‑19)
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Gen. 47:9• 9And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. (Gen. 47:9)
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Ex. 1:6‑7• 6And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
 7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. (Ex. 1:6‑7)
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Ex. 6:16‑27• 16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
 17The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
 18And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
 19And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
 20And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
 21And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
 22And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
 23And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
 24And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
 25And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.
 26These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the Lord said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.
 27These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron. (Ex. 6:16‑27)
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Psa. 89:47‑48• 47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
 48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. (Psa. 89:47‑48)
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Psa. 90:9‑10• 9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
 10The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. (Psa. 90:9‑10)
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Zech. 1:5• 5Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? (Zech. 1:5)
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Psa. 102:24‑28• 24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
 25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
 26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
 27But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
 28The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee. (Psa. 102:24‑28)
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Psa. 104:5• 5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. (Psa. 104:5)
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Psa. 119:90‑91• 90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
 91They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants. (Psa. 119:90‑91)
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Matt. 24:35• 35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. (Matt. 24:35)
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2 Peter 3:10‑13• 10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
 11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
 12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
 13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. (2 Peter 3:10‑13)
• At once he is struck with that “law of circuit” that is stamped on everything: generation follows generation; but no new earth, that remains ever the same. (“Ecclesiastes 1: Old Groans and New Songs” by F.C. Jennings)

J. N. Darby Translation

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One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh, but the earth standeth for ever.

W. Kelly Translation

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Generation cometh and generation goeth,{HR}And the earth forever abideth.