Ecclesiastes 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Ecclesiastes 1:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 1:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.”

Ecclesiastes 1:7 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.”

Ecclesiastes 1:7 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“All the streams are going unto the sea, and the sea is not full; unto a place whither the streams are going, thither they are turning back to go.”

Ecclesiastes 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.”

Ecclesiastes 1:7 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“All the riuers goe into the sea, yet the sea is not full: for the riuers goe vnto ye place, whence they returne, and goe.”

Ecclesiastes 1:7 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:7 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1

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.

7 Los ríos todos van á la mar, y la mar no se hinche; al lugar de donde los ríos vinieron, allí tornan para correr de nuevo.

8 Todas las cosas andan en trabajo [más] que el hombre pueda decir: ni los ojos viendo se hartan de ver, ni los oídos se hinchen de oir.

9 ¿Qué es lo que fué? Lo mismo que será. ¿Qué es lo que ha sido hecho? Lo mismo que se hará: y nada hay nuevo debajo del sol.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:7 Mean?

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