Ecclesiastes 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 1:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 1:7 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Ecclesiastes 1:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Ecclesiastes 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.”
Ecclesiastes 1:7 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again. ”
Ecclesiastes 1:7 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“All the streams are going unto the sea, and the sea is not full; unto a place whither the streams are going, thither they are turning back to go.”
Ecclesiastes 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again. ”
Ecclesiastes 1:7 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“All the riuers goe into the sea, yet the sea is not full: for the riuers goe vnto ye place, whence they returne, and goe.”
Ecclesiastes 1:7 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:7 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1
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.
8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9 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.
Read the full chapter: Ecclesiastes 1 — Paul's Introduction — Not Ashamed of the Gospel →
What Does Ecclesiastes 1:7 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 1:7 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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free