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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.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 · King James Version

In other versions

  • 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.

    ASV

  • 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.

    BBE

  • 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.

    DBY

  • 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.

    WEB

  • 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.

    YLT

  • The thing that has 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.

    ENG

  • 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.

    WBT

  • What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.

    BSB

In context

7All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

8All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

9The 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.

10Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

11There 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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