Ecclesiastes 1:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 1:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 1:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Ecclesiastes 1:9 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Ecclesiastes 1:9 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 1:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“What <FI>is<Fi> that which hath been? it <FI>is<Fi> that which is, and what <FI>is<Fi> that which hath been done? it <FI>is<Fi> that which is done, and there is not an entirely new thing under the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 1:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Ecclesiastes 1:9 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“What is it that hath bene? that that shalbe: and what is it that hath bene done? that which shalbe done: and there is no newe thing vnder the sunne.”

Ecclesiastes 1:9 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:9 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1

7 Tous les fleuves vont à la mer, et la mer n’est point remplie; ils continuent à aller vers le lieu où ils se dirigent.

8 Toutes choses sont en travail au-delà de ce qu’on peut dire; l’œil ne se rassasie pas de voir, et l’oreille ne se lasse pas d’entendre.

9 Ce qui a été, c’est ce qui sera, et ce qui s’est fait, c’est ce qui se fera, il n’y a rien de nouveau sous le soleil.

10 S’il est une chose dont on dise: Vois ceci, c’est nouveau! Cette chose existait déjà dans les siècles qui nous ont précédés.

11 On ne se souvient pas de ce qui est ancien; et ce qui arrivera dans la suite ne laissera pas de souvenir chez ceux qui vivront plus tard.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:9 Mean?

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