There is no remembrance of the earlier things, And of the later things as well, which will occur, There will be no remembrance of them Among those who will come later still.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Things — Rather, men.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Man is perpetually toiling, yet from all his toil, no lasting result remains. The natural world exhibits a spectacle of unceasing activity, with no…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

[There] is no remembrance of former [things]
Which is the reason why some things that are really old are thought to …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

People's hearts and their corruptions are the same now as in the past; their desires, and pursuits, and complaints, still the same. This should lea…