Ecclesiastes 1:9

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

What [is] that which has been? It [is] that which is, and what [is] that which has been done? It [is] that which is done, and there is not an entirely 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.

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.

DRC

What is it that hath been? the same thing that shall be. What is it that hath been done? the same that shall be done.

GNV

What is it that hath bene? that that shalbe: and what is it that hath bene done? that which shalbe done: and there is no newe thing vnder the sunne.

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.

LXXE

What is that which has been? the very thing which shall be: and what is that which has been done? the very thing which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

מַה־שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ ה֣וּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֔ה וּמַה־שֶׁנַּֽעֲשָׂ֔ה ה֖וּא שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין כָּל־חָדָ֖שׁ תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

LXX-Br

Τί τὸ γεγονός; αὐτὸ τὸ γενησόμενον· καὶ τί τὸ πεποιημένον; αὐτὸ τὸ ποιηθησόμενον· καὶ οὐκ ἔστι πᾶν πρόσφατον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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

Cross-references most cited first

• Ecclesiastes 3:15What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.
• Ecclesiastes 6:10Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
• Revelation 21:1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
• Ecclesiastes 2:12Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
• Ecclesiastes 7:10Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
• Jeremiah 31:22How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land— a woman will shelter a man.”
• Isaiah 43:19Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
• 2 Peter 2:1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction…
• Revelation 21:5And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”

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