Ecclesiastes 1:4 meaning and explanation
Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:4, Berean Standard Bible
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The Teacher, presenting himself as a Davidic king in Jerusalem, has just declared everything "futile," and verse 4 gives the first picture of why. Human lives pass quickly, one generation replacing another, while the earth simply keeps standing.
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