Ecclesiastes 1:10
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
הָיָה
it has been
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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רָאָה
see
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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כְּבָר
already
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כְּבָר
properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto
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יֵשׁ
is there?
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יֵשׁ
there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
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