Ecclesiastes 1:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.”

Ecclesiastes 1:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 1:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 1:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.”

Ecclesiastes 1:5 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth. ”

Ecclesiastes 1:5 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 1:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Also, the sun hath risen, and the sun hath gone in, and unto its place panting it is rising there.”

Ecclesiastes 1:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth. ”

Ecclesiastes 1:5 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The sunne riseth, and ye sunne goeth downe, and draweth to his place, where he riseth.”

Ecclesiastes 1:5 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:5 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1

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.

7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:5 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 1:5 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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