Ecclesiastes 1:10
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordIs 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, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?" It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
There is a thing of which <FI>one<Fi> saith: 'See this, it <FI>is<Fi> new!' already it hath been in the ages that were before us!