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Ecclesiastes 1:9

Wisdom

7 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.

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

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.

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

11 There 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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BSB
What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
What has been, it will be; and what has been done, it will be done; and nothing at all [is] new under the sun.
ÅB
Det som har vært, er det som skal bli, og det som har hendt, er det som skal hende, og det er intet nytt under solen.
OTB
Det som har vært, vil være igjen, og det som er gjort, vil bli gjort igjen; det er intet nytt under solen.
B1930
Det som har vært, er det som skal bli, og det som har hendt, er det som skal hende, og det er intet nytt under solen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ecclesiastes 3:15

    That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

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  • Ecclesiastes 6:10

    That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

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  • Revelation 21:1

    And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:12

    And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

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  • Ecclesiastes 7:10

    Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

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  • Isaiah 43:19

    Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

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  • Jeremiah 31:22

    How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.

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  • Revelation 21:5

    And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

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