Ecclesiastes 1:9

American Standard Version

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.

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Ecclesiastes 1:9 in other translations

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 in context

  1. 7All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
  2. 8All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
  3. 9That 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.
  4. 10Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
  5. 11There is no remembrance of the former generations; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, among those that shall come after.