Ecclesiastes 1:4

In 11 translations

BSB

Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

KJV

One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

WEB

One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.

ASV

One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.

LSV

A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth is standing for all time.

YLT

A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing.

DBY

[One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh, but the earth standeth for ever.

DRC

One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth standeth for ever.

GNV

One generation passeth, and another generation succeedeth: but the earth remaineth for euer.

JPS

One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; and the earth abideth for ever.

LXXE

A generation goes, and a generation comes: but the earth stands for ever.

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Original-language editions

WLC

דּ֤וֹר הֹלֵךְ֙ וְד֣וֹר בָּ֔א וְהָאָ֖רֶץ לְעוֹלָ֥ם עֹמָֽדֶת׃

LXX-Br

Γενεὰ πορεύεται καὶ γενεὰ ἔρχεται, καὶ ἡ γῆ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἕστηκε.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 104:5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
• Zechariah 1:5Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?
• Ecclesiastes 6:12For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
• Psalms 119:90–91Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures. Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
• 2 Peter 3:10–13But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this…
• Psalms 102:24–28I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations. In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish,…
• Psalms 89:47–48Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men! What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
• Psalms 90:9–10For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh. The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly…
• Genesis 5:3–31When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. So Adam…
• Exodus 1:6–7Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
• Genesis 11:20–32When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug. And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters. When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.…
• Genesis 36:9–19This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir. These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath. The sons of Eliphaz were…
• Genesis 47:9“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
• Exodus 6:16–27These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar,…

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