Ecclesiastes 1:11

World English Bible

There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.

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Ecclesiastes 1:11 in other translations

There 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.

Ecclesiastes 1:11 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 1:11 in context

  1. 9That 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.
  2. 10Is there a thing of which it may be said, “Behold, this is new?” It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
  3. 11There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.
  4. 12I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
  5. 13I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.