Ecclesiastes 1:4
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.”Ecclesiastes 1:4
What Does Ecclesiastes 1:4 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 1:4 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 1, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 1:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 104:5“Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.”Ecclesiastes 6:12“For 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?”Zechariah 1:5“Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?”Matthew 24:35“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”Psalms 119:90“Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.”Psalms 89:47“Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?”Psalms 102:24“I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.”Luke 20:32“Last of all the woman died also.”1 Corinthians 7:31“And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.”2 Peter 3:10“But 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.”Genesis 5:3“And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:”2 Chronicles 6:10“The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.”Job 21:33“The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.”Psalms 90:9“For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.”Genesis 11:20“And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:”Genesis 36:9“And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:”Genesis 47:9“And 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.”Exodus 1:6“And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.”Exodus 6:16“And 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.”
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