Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 1:9
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Context Readings
All Toil Is Profitless And Repetitious
8
All things are wearisome; man is not able to tell. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9
And that which has been done is that which will be done.
So there is nothing new under the sun.
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Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:15
That which is has already been and that which is to be has already been. God seeks what has passed by.
Ecclesiastes 2:12
I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What can the man do that comes after the king? Only what he has already done.
2 Peter 2:1
There arose false prophets among the people. There will be false teachers among you! They will privately bring in destructive heresies (contrary doctrines), denying even the Master who bought them. They bring swift destruction on themselves.
Ecclesiastes 6:10
That which exists is named already. It is known and he cannot dispute with the one that is mightier than he.
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Do not ask: Why were the old days better then these? You do not inquire wisely about this.
Isaiah 43:19
I am going to do something new. It is already happening. Do you recognize it? I will clear a way in the desert. I will make rivers on dry land.
Jeremiah 31:22
How long will you go here and there, O faithless daughter? For Jehovah has created a new thing in the earth. A woman will protect a man.
Revelation 21:1
I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. There was no more sea.
Revelation 21:5
He who sat on the throne said: Behold, I make all things new. Then he told me to write: for these words are faithful and true.