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 O sol nasce, e o sol se põe; e se apressa ao seu lugar onde nasceu.

6 O vento vai ao sul, e rodeia para o norte; continuamente o vento vai rodeando e voltando aos lugares onde circulou.

7 Todos os rios vão para o mar, e contudo o mar não se enche; ao lugar onde os ribeiros correm, para ali eles voltam a correr.

8 Todas [estas] coisas são [tão] cansativas, que ninguém consegue descrever; os olhos não ficam satisfeitos de ver, nem os ouvidos se enchem de ouvir.

9 O que foi, isso será; e o que se fez, isso será feito; de modo que nada há de novo abaixo do sol.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:7 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 1:7 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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