Ecclesiastes 1:4
Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
Cross References
Psalm 104:5
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

Psalm 119:90
Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.

Psalm 125:1
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

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Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?

Genesis 5:3-31
When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. . . .

Genesis 11:20-32
When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug. . . .

Genesis 36:9
This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

Genesis 47:9
"My pilgrimage has lasted 130 years, " Jacob replied. "My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the lives of my fathers."

Exodus 1:6, 7
Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, . . .

Exodus 6:16
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

Psalm 89:47, 48
Remember how short is my lifespan. For what futility You have created all men! . . .

Psalm 90:9, 10
For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh. . . .

Zechariah 1:5
Where are your forefathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?

but

Psalm 102:24-28
I say: "O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations. . . .

Psalm 104:5
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

Psalm 119:90, 91
Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures. . . .

Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

2 Peter 3:10-13
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be dissolved in the fire, and the earth and its works will not be found. . . .

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