Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 things are wearisome;
man is unable to speak.
The eye is not satisfied by seeing
or the ear filled with hearing.
9 What has been is what will be,
and what has been done is what will be done;
there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Can one say about anything,
“Look, this is new”?
It has already existed in the ages before us.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:15

Whatever is, has already been, and whatever will be, already is. God repeats what has passed.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

Then I turned to consider wisdom, madness, and folly, for what will the man be like who comes after the king? He will do what has already been done.

2 Peter 2:1

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.

Ecclesiastes 6:10

Whatever exists was given its name long ago, and it is known what man is. But he is not able to contend with the One stronger than he.

Ecclesiastes 7:10

Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?”
since it is not wise of you to ask this.

Isaiah 43:19

Look, 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,
rivers in the desert.

Jeremiah 31:22

How long will you turn here and there,
faithless daughter?
For the Lord creates something new in the land
a female will shelter a man.

Revelation 21:1

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea no longer existed.

Revelation 21:5

Then the One seated on the throne said, “Look! I am making everything new.” He also said, “Write, because these words are faithful and true.”

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