Ecclesiastes 1:4 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:4

4: Generations come and go, but nothing really changes.

But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and everything in them will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be exposed to judgment.
Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives you should be living!
You should look forward to that day and hurry it along--the day when God will set the heavens on fire and the elements will melt away in the flames.
But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world where everyone is right with God.

In the few days of our empty lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? And who can tell what will happen in the future after we are gone?

But I cried to him, "My God, who lives forever, don't take my life while I am still so young!
In ages past you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
Even they will perish, but you remain forever; they will wear out like old clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will fade away.
But you are always the same; your years never end.
The children of your people will live in security. Their children's children will thrive in your presence."

Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.
Your laws remain true today, for everything serves your plans.

We live our lives beneath your wrath. We end our lives with a groan.
Seventy years are given to us! Some may even reach eighty. But even the best of these years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we are gone.

When Reu was 32 years old, his son Serug was born.
After the birth of Serug, Reu lived another 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Serug was 30 years old, his son Nahor was born.
After the birth of Nahor, Serug lived another 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Nahor was 29 years old, his son Terah was born.

When Adam was 130 years old, his son Seth was born, and Seth was the very image of his father.
After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
He died at the age of 930.
When Seth was 105 years old, his son Enosh was born.
After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and daughters.

Jacob replied, "I have lived for 130 hard years, but I am still not nearly as old as many of my ancestors."

Remember how short my life is, how empty and futile this human existence!
No one can live forever; all will die. No one can escape the power of the grave.

This is a list of Esau's descendants, the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir.
Among Esau's sons were Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah; and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath.
The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
Eliphaz had another son named Amalek, born to Timna, his concubine. These were all grandchildren of Esau's wife Adah.
The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were all grandchildren of Esau's wife Basemath.

These are the descendants of Levi, listed according to their family groups. In the first generation were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Levi, their father, lived to be 137 years old.)
The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei, each of whom is the ancestor of a clan.
The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (Kohath lived to be 133 years old.)
The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, listed according to their genealogies.
Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. (Amram lived to be 137 years old.)

In time, Joseph and each of his brothers died, ending that generation.
But their descendants had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so quickly that they soon filled the land.

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