Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
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
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.
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 1:9
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All Toil Is Profitless And Repetitious
8 All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 9 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. 10 Is 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.
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Ecclesiastes 3:15
That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.
Ecclesiastes 2:12
I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly. For what can the man who comes after the king do? Just that which he has already done.
2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
Ecclesiastes 6:10
Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.
Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs forth now. Do you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Jeremiah 31:22
How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man."
Revelation 21:1
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
He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true."