Ecclesiastes 1:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
That whichמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
has beenשֶּֽׁהָיָה֙
(she·ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
is that which 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
will be, And that whichוּמַה־
(u·mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
has been doneשֶּׁנַּֽעֲשָׂ֔ה
(shen·na·'a·sah,)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
is that which 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
will be done.שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂ֑ה
(shei·ye·'a·seh;)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
So there is nothingוְאֵ֥ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
newחָדָ֖שׁ
(cha·dash)
2319: newfrom chadash
underתַּ֥חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
the sun.הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
(ha·sha·mesh.)
8121: sunfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The thing that hath been it is that which shall be and that which is done
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
is that which shall be done
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
and there is no new
chadash  (khaw-dawsh')
new -- fresh, new thing.
thing under the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.

International Standard Version
Whatever has happened, will happen again; whatever has been done, will be done again. There is nothing new on earth.

NET Bible
What exists now is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing truly new on earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whatever has happened before will happen [again]. Whatever has been done before will be done [again]. There is nothing new under the sun.

King James 2000 Bible
The thing that has 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.
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