Ecclesiastes 1:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.”
Ecclesiastes 1:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 1:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 1:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.”
Ecclesiastes 1:8 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. ”
Ecclesiastes 1:8 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 1:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“All these things are wearying; a man is not able to speak, the eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor filled is the ear from hearing.”
Ecclesiastes 1:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 1:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“All things are full of toil; none can express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. ”
Ecclesiastes 1:8 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 1:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“All things are full of labour: man cannot vtter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare filled with hearing.”
Ecclesiastes 1:8 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:8 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1
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.
10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:8 Mean?
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