Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 full of weariness; man cannot utter it : the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 9 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. 10 Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
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Ecclesiastes 3:15
That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.
Ecclesiastes 2:12
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.
2 Peter 2:1
But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
Ecclesiastes 6:10
Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is know what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Jeremiah 31:22
How long wilt thou go hither and thither, O thou backsliding daughter? for Jehovah hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man.
Revelation 21:1
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.
Revelation 21:5
And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true.