Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

That which has been is that which will be,
And that which has been done is that which will be done.
So there is nothing new under the sun.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

What has been is what will be,
and what has been done is what will be done;
there is nothing new under the sun.

International Standard Version

Whatever has happened, will happen again; whatever has been done, will be done again. There is nothing new on earth.

A Conservative Version

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.

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.

Amplified


That which has been is that which will be [again],
And that which has been done is that which will be done again.
So there is nothing new under the sun.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

What was, that shall be; and what was done, that shall be done: and not anything new under the sun.

King James 2000

The thing that has 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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

What has been--it is what will be; what has been done--it is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The thing that hath been, cometh to pass again; and the thing that hath been done, again is done - there is nothing new under the Sun.

NET Bible

What exists now is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing truly new on earth.

New Heart English Bible

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.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
and there is no new
חדשׁ 
Chadash 
Usage: 53

Devotionals

Devotionals about Ecclesiastes 1:9

References

Context Readings

All Toil Is Profitless And Repetitious

8 All words, are weak, unable is any man to tell, - not satisfied is the eye by seeing, nor filled is the ear with hearing. 9 That which hath been, is the same that shall be, and, that which hath been done, is the same that shall be done, - and there is, nothing new, under the sun. 10 Is there a thing, of which it can be said, See here, it is, new? Already, hath it been, for ages, it is something which was before us.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:15

That which was, already, had been, and, that which shall be, already, shall have been, - but, God, seeketh that which hath been chased away.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

Thus turned, I, to look at wisdom, and madness and folly, - for what can the man do more who cometh after the king? save that which, already, men have done.

2 Peter 2:1

But there arose false-prophets also among the people, as, among you also, there shall be, false-teachers, - men who will stealthily bring in destructive parties, even the Master that bought them, denying, bringing upon themselves speedy destruction;

Ecclesiastes 6:10

Whatsoever one may be, long ago, was he called by his name, and it is known that it is - Son of Earth, - he cannot, therefore, contend with one stronger than he.

Ecclesiastes 7:10

Do not say, What hath happened, that, the former days, were better than these? for, not wisely, askest thou concerning this.

Isaiah 43:19

Behold me! doing a new thing, Now, shall it spring forth, Will ye not take note thereof? Surely I will set In the desert, a way, In a desolate land, rivers:

Jeremiah 31:22

How long wilt thou turn hither and thither, O apostate daughter? For Yahweh hath created a new thing in the earth, A female defendeth, a strong man!

Revelation 21:1

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for, the first heaven and the first earth, have passed away, and, the sea, is no more.

Revelation 21:5

And he that was sitting upon the throne said - Lo! I make all things, new. And he saith - Write! because, these words, are, faithful and true.

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