Ecclesiastes 1:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.”
Ecclesiastes 1:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 1:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 1:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.”
Ecclesiastes 1:4 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever. ”
Ecclesiastes 1:4 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 1:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing.”
Ecclesiastes 1:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 1:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh, but the earth standeth for ever. ”
Ecclesiastes 1:4 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 1:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“One generation passeth, and another generation succeedeth: but the earth remaineth for euer.”
Ecclesiastes 1:4 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:4 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:4 Mean?
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