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Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
New International Version
9 What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;(A)
there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there anything of which one can say,
“Look! This is something new”?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our time.
11 No one remembers the former generations,(B)
and even those yet to come
will not be remembered
by those who follow them.(C)
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
New American Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
New American Standard Bible
9 (A)What has been, it is what will be,
And what has been done, it is what will be done.
So there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there anything of which one might say,
“See this, it is new”?
It has already existed for ages
Which were before us.
11 There is (B)no remembrance of the [a]earlier things,
And of the later things as well, which will occur,
There will be no remembrance of them
Among those who will come later still.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 1:11 Lit first; or former
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
Amplified Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
Amplified Bible
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.
10
Is there anything of which it can be said,
“See this, it is new”?
It has already existed for [the vast] ages [of time recorded or unrecorded]
Which were before us.
11
There is no remembrance of earlier things,
Nor also of the later things that are to come;
There will be for them no remembrance
By generations who will come after them.
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
King James Version
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.
10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
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Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
English Standard Version
9 (A)What has been is what will be,
and what has been done is what will be done,
and there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there a thing of which it is said,
“See, this is new”?
It has been (B)already
in the ages before us.
11 There is no (C)remembrance of former things,[a]
nor will there be any remembrance
of later things[b] yet to be
among those who come after.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 1:11 Or former people
- Ecclesiastes 1:11 Or later people
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