Ecclesiastes 1:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.”

Ecclesiastes 1:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 1:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 1:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.”

Ecclesiastes 1:4 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.”

Ecclesiastes 1:4 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 1:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing.”

Ecclesiastes 1:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“[One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh, but the earth standeth for ever.”

Ecclesiastes 1:4 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“One generation passeth, and another generation succeedeth: but the earth remaineth for euer.”

Ecclesiastes 1:4 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:4 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1

2 Vanidad de vanidades, dijo el Predicador; vanidad de vanidades, todo vanidad.

3 ¿Qué provecho tiene el hombre de todo su trabajo con que se afana debajo del sol?

4 Generación va, y generación viene: mas la tierra siempre permanece.

5 Y sale el sol, y pónese el sol, y con deseo vuelve á su lugar donde torna á nacer.

6 El viento tira hacia el mediodía, y rodea al norte; va girando de continuo, y á sus giros torna el viento de nuevo.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:4 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 1:4 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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