Ecclesiastes 1:9 Parallel Translations

Whatever has happened before will happen again. Whatever has been done before will be done again. There is nothing new under the sun.(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

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.

BBE:

That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun.

DBY:

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.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

That which hath been is that which shall be, and that which hath been done is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.

WBS:

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.

YLT:

What is that which hath been? it is that which is, and what is that which hath been done? it is that which is done, and there is not an entirely new thing under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 Cross References

XREF:

Ecclesiastes 1:10 Is there anything of which one might say, "See this, it is new "? Already it has existed for ages Which were before us.

Ecclesiastes 2:12 So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done?

Ecclesiastes 3:15 That which is has been already and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by.

Ecclesiastes 6:10 Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:9 {g} 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.
(g) He speaks of times and seasons, and things done in them, which as they have been in times past, so come they to pass again.

WES:

1:9 There is - There is nothing in the world but a continued and tiresome repetition of the same things. The nature and course of the beings and affairs of the world, and the tempers of men, are the same that they ever were and shall ever be; and therefore, because no man ever yet received satisfaction from worldly things, it is vain for any person hereafter to expect it. No new thing - In the nature of things, which might give us hopes of attaining that satisfaction which hitherto things have not afforded.

MHC:

1:9-11 Men's hearts and their corruptions are the same now as in former times; their desires, and pursuits, and complaints, still the same. This should take us from expecting happiness in the creature, and quicken us to seek eternal blessings. How many things and persons in Solomon's day were thought very great, yet there is no remembrance of them now!

CONC:

Entirely Nothing

Entirely New Sun

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