# Is “There is nothing new under the sun” in the Bible?

> Yes. “There is nothing new under the sun” is in the Bible, at Ecclesiastes 1:9.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/there-is-nothing-new-under-the-sun
By Andrew Kittridge · November 9, 2026

The Teacher of Ecclesiastes says it. Tradition names him as Solomon.

## The verse

> What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.
>
> — [Ecclesiastes 1:9](https://www.lumin.faith/read/ecclesiastes/1#9) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

## What it means there

He is looking at life “under the sun,” life as it looks from the ground: generations come and go, and the same things happen again.

## Common questions

### Is “There is nothing new under the sun” in the Bible?

Yes. “There is nothing new under the sun” is in the Bible, at Ecclesiastes 1:9. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. The Teacher of Ecclesiastes says it. Tradition names him as Solomon.

### Where in the Bible is “There is nothing new under the sun”?

In Ecclesiastes 1:9. In the Lumin Translation, Ecclesiastes 1:9 reads: “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.”

### Who said “There is nothing new under the sun”?

The Teacher of Ecclesiastes says it. Tradition names him as Solomon.

### What does “There is nothing new under the sun” mean in the Bible?

He is looking at life “under the sun,” life as it looks from the ground: generations come and go, and the same things happen again.

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