Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. New Living Translation Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes. English Standard Version A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. Berean Standard Bible Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. King James Bible One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. New King James Version One generation passes away, and another generation comes; But the earth abides forever. New American Standard Bible A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever. NASB 1995 A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever. NASB 1977 A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever. Legacy Standard Bible A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth stands forever. Amplified Bible One generation goes and another generation comes, But the earth remains forever. Christian Standard Bible A generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible A generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. American Standard Version One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever. Aramaic Bible in Plain English A generation goes and a generation comes, and Earth stands to eternity Brenton Septuagint Translation A generation goes, and a generation comes: but the earth stands for ever. Contemporary English Version People come, and people go, but still the world never changes. Douay-Rheims Bible One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth standeth for ever. English Revised Version One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; and the earth abideth for ever. GOD'S WORD® Translation Generations come, and generations go, but the earth lasts forever. Good News Translation Generations come and generations go, but the world stays just the same. International Standard Version A generation goes, a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. JPS Tanakh 1917 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; And the earth abideth for ever. Literal Standard Version A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth is standing for all time. Majority Standard Bible Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. New American Bible One generation departs and another generation comes, but the world forever stays. NET Bible A generation comes and a generation goes, but the earth remains the same through the ages. New Revised Standard Version A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. New Heart English Bible One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever. Webster's Bible Translation One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. World English Bible One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever. Young's Literal Translation A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Everything is Futile…3What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun? 4Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. 5The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.… Cross References Psalm 104:5 He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. Psalm 119:90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures. Psalm 125:1 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever. Treasury of Scripture One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but the earth stays for ever. one generation Ecclesiastes 6:12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? Genesis 5:3-31 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: … Genesis 11:20-32 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: … but Psalm 102:24-28 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations… Psalm 104:5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. Psalm 119:90,91 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth… Jump to Previous Abideth Age Earth Forever Generation Generations Goes Passeth Standeth StandingJump to Next Abideth Age Earth Forever Generation Generations Goes Passeth Standeth StandingEcclesiastes 1 1. the preacher shows that all human courses are vain4. because the creatures are restless in their courses 9. they bring forth nothing new, and all old things are forgotten 12. and because he has found it so in the studies of wisdom (4) Comp. Ecclesiasticus 14:19.Verse 4. - One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh. The translation rather weakens the force of the original, which is, a generation goeth, and a generation cometh. Man is only a pilgrim on earth; he soon passes away, and his place is occupied by others. Parallelisms of this sentiment will occur to every reader. Thus Ben-Sira, "All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death. As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born. Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal" (Ecclus. 14:17, etc.; comp. Job 10:21; Psalm 39:13). The famous passage in Homer, 'Iliad,' 6:146, etc., is thus rendered by Lord Derby - "The race of man is as the race of leaves: Hebrew Generationsדּ֤וֹר (dō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling come הֹלֵךְ֙ (hō·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and generations וְד֣וֹר (wə·ḏō·wr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling go, בָּ֔א (bā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go but the earth וְהָאָ֖רֶץ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land remains עֹמָֽדֶת׃ (‘ō·mā·ḏeṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations forever. לְעוֹלָ֥ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links Ecclesiastes 1:4 NIVEcclesiastes 1:4 NLT Ecclesiastes 1:4 ESV Ecclesiastes 1:4 NASB Ecclesiastes 1:4 KJV Ecclesiastes 1:4 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 1:4 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 1:4 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 1:4 French Bible Ecclesiastes 1:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 1:4 One generation goes and another generation comes (Ecclesiast. 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