Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
but the earth remains forever.
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
International Standard Version
A generation goes, a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.
A Conservative Version
One generation goes, and another generation comes, but the earth abides forever.
American Standard Version
One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.
Amplified
One generation goes and another generation comes,
But the earth remains forever.
Bible in Basic English
One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.
Darby Translation
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh, but the earth standeth for ever.
Julia Smith Translation
A generation went away, and a generation came: and the earth stood forever.
King James 2000
One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but the earth abides forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth stands forever.
Modern King James verseion
A generation passes away, and a generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
One generation passeth away, another cometh, but the earth abideth still.
NET Bible
A generation comes and a generation goes, but the earth remains the same through the ages.
New Heart English Bible
One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
The Emphasized Bible
Generation, goeth and, generation, cometh, but, the earth, unto times age-abiding, remaineth.
Webster
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
World English Bible
One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
Youngs Literal Translation
A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing.
Themes
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 1:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
All Toil Is Profitless And Repetitious
3
that he labors at under the sun?
but the earth remains forever.
panting, it returns to its place
where it rises.
Cross References
Psalm 104:5
it will never be shaken.
Genesis 5:3-31
Adam was 130 years old when he fathered a son in his likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.
Genesis 11:20-32
Reu lived 32 years and fathered Serug.
Genesis 36:9-19
These are the family records of Esau, father of the Edomites in the mountains of Seir.
Genesis 47:9
Jacob said to Pharaoh, “My pilgrimage
Exodus 1:6-7
Then Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died.
Exodus 6:16-27
according to their genealogy:
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Levi lived 137 years.
Psalm 89:47-48
Have You created everyone for nothing?
Psalm 90:9-10
we end our years like a sigh.
Psalm 102:24-28
in the middle of my life!
Your years continue through all generations.
Psalm 119:90-91
You established the earth, and it stands firm.
Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for man in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow?
Zechariah 1:5
“Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever?
Matthew 24:35
2 Peter 3:10-13
But the Day of the Lord