One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the…

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One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

In the original Hebrew

דֹּ֤ור הֹלֵךְ֙ וְדֹ֣ור בָּ֔א וְהָאָ֖רֶץ לְעֹולָ֥ם עֹמָֽדֶת׃

Ecclesiastes 1:4

931 BC

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Ephemeral nature of life Circle of life Life The human condition The world

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Religious literature

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931 BC Old Testament Era

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 1:4).

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