Ecclesiastes 1:9
“The thing that hath beene, it is that which shall be: and that which is done, is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing vnder the sunne.”
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Ecclesiastes 1:9 Context
7All the riuers runne into the sea, yet the Sea is not full: vnto the place from whence the riuers come, thither they returne againe. 8All things are full of labour, man cannot vtter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare filled with hearing. 9The thing that hath beene, it is that which shall be: and that which is done, is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing vnder the sunne. 10Is there any thing, whereof it may be sayd, See, this is new? it hath beene already of olde time, which was before vs. 11There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there bee any remembrance of things that are to come, with those that shall come after.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 1:9
The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there is] no new [thing] under the sun.
- King James Version
That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
- American Standard Version (1901)
That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun.
- Basic English Bible
That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which will be done: and there is nothing new under the sun.
- Darby Bible
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
- Webster's Bible
That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
- World English Bible
What [is] that which hath been? it [is] that which is, and what [is] that which hath been done? it [is] that which is done, and there is not an entirely new thing under the sun.
- Youngs Literal Bible
That which hath been is that which shall be, and that which hath been done is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 1:9
1:9 There is - There is nothing in the world but a continued and tiresome repetition of the same things. The nature and course of the beings and affairs of the world, and the tempers of men, are the same that they ever were and shall ever be; and therefore, because no man ever yet received satisfaction from worldly things, it is vain for any person hereafter to expect it. No new thing - In the nature of things, which might give us hopes of attaining that satisfaction which hitherto things have not afforded.