Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

Bible References

Which

Ecclesiastes 1:9

That which has been is that which will be [again],
And that which has been done is that which will be done again.
So there is nothing new under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 3:15
That which is has already been, and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by [so that history repeats itself].

And it

Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called to Adam, and said to him, “Where are you?”
Job 14:1
“Man, who is born of a woman,
Is short-lived and full of turmoil.
Psalm 39:6

“Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade];
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.
Psalm 82:6

I said, “You are gods;
Indeed, all of you are sons of the Most High.
Psalm 103:15

As for man, his days are like grass;
Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

Neither

Job 9:3

“If one should want to contend or dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
Job 33:13

“Why do you complain against Him?
That He does not answer [you with] all His doings.
Job 40:2

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who disputes with God answer it.”
Isaiah 45:9

“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—
A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!
Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’?
Jeremiah 49:19
See, one will come like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan against the enduring habitation [of Edom] and its watered pastures; for in an instant I will make him (Edom) run from his land. I will appoint over him the one whom I choose. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me [into court] and prosecute Me [for this]? Who is the [earthly] shepherd who can stand [defiantly] before Me?”
Romans 9:19
You will say to me then, “Why does He still blame me [for sinning]? For who [including myself] has [ever] resisted His will and purpose?”