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"A generation comes and a generation goes, but the earth remains the same through the ages."
— Ecclesiastes 1:4, NET Bible
“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.”
“One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever. ”
“One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.”
“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth standeth for ever.”
“One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.”
“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.”
¶ Title The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
Introduction: Utter Futility“Futile! Futile!” laments the Teacher,“Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!”
Futility Illustrated from Nature What benefit do people get from all the effort which they expend on earth?
A generation comes and a generation goes, but the earth remains the same through the ages.
The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries away to a place from which it rises again.
The wind goes to the south and circles around to the north; round and round the wind goes and on its rounds it returns.
All the streams flow into the sea, but the sea is not full, and to the place where the streams flow, there they will flow again.