Man cannot express it.
aThe eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing.
That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the sun.
“See, this is new”?
It has already been in ancient times before us.
Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come
By those who will come after.
The Grief of Wisdom
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American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
Is there a thing of which it may be said, See, this is new? It has already been, in the vast ages of time [recorded or unrecorded] which were before us.
Contemporary English Version
Someone might say, "Here is something new!" But it happened before, long before we were born.
Darby English Version
Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already in the ages which were before us.
Good News Bible
"Look," they say, "here is something new!" But no, it has all happened before, long before we were born.
King James Version
Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
New American Standard Bible
Is there anything of which one might say, "See this, it is new? Already it has existed for ages Which were before us."
New International Version
Is there anything of which one can say,
"Look! This is something new"?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our time.
New King James Version
Is there anything of which it may be said,
"See, this is new"?
It has already been in ancient times before us.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Can anything happen of which one might say,
Revised Standard Version
Is there a thing of which it is said, "See, this is new"? It has been already, in the ages before us.
Young's Literal Translation
There is a thing of which `one' saith: `See this, it `is' new!' already it hath been in the ages that were before us!
New English Translation
Is there anything about which someone can say, “Look at this! It is new!”?1 It was already2 done long ago,3 before our time.4
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