Ecclesiastes 1:4

Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

Cross References (15)

  • Psalms 104:5 (18)

    He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

  • Ecclesiastes 6:12 (8)

    For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who

  • Zechariah 1:5 (8)

    Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?

  • Matthew 24:35 (7)

    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

  • Psalms 119:90–91 (4)

    Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.

  • Psalms 102:24–28 (3)

    I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.

  • Psalms 89:47–48 (3)

    Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!

  • 2 Peter 3:10–13 (3)

    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed b

  • Psalms 90:9–10 (2)

    For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.

  • Genesis 5:3–31 (2)

    When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.

  • Genesis 47:9 (1)

    “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years

  • Genesis 36:9–19 (1)

    This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.

  • Genesis 11:20–32 (1)

    When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.

  • Exodus 1:6–7 (1)

    Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,

  • Exodus 6:16–27 (1)

    These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.