Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ecclesiastes 1:10

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10. old time — Hebrew, "ages." which was —The Hebrew plural cannot be joined to the verb singular. Therefore translate: "It hath been in the ages before; certainly it hath been before us" [HOLDEN]. Or, as MAURER: "That which has been (done) before us (in our presence, :- ), has been (done) already in the old times." return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-11" class="com-number"