Ecclesiastes 3:15
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
KJV
Quod factum est, ipsum permanet ; quæ futura sunt jam fuerunt, et Deus instaurat quod abiit.
Vulgate
τὸ γενόμενον ἤδη ἐστίν, καὶ ὅσα τοῦ γίνεσθαι ἤδη γέγονεν, καὶ ὁ θεὸς ζητήσει τὸν διωκόμενον.
LXX
That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.
ASV
מַה שֶּֽׁ/הָיָה֙ כְּבָ֣ר ה֔וּא וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִ/הְי֖וֹת כְּבָ֣ר הָיָ֑ה וְ/הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת נִרְדָּֽף
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כְּבָ֣ר
kbr
adverb · 9×
ם
m
verb · 144×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Eccl 1:9 — 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.
- Eccl 1:9 — 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.
- Eccl 6:10 — That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
- Eccl 6:10 — That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.