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Ecclesiastes 1:4–5

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4A generation goes and a generation comes,

but the earth remains forever.e

5The sun rises and the sun sets;

panting, it hurries back to the placef

where it rises.

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Cross references

  1. ePs 104:5; 119:90; 1Jn 2:17
  2. fPs 19:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A generation goes, and a generation comes,

but the earth remains forever.

The sun rises, and the sun goes down,

and hastens to the place where it rises.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Generations come and generations go,

but the earth remains forever.

The sun rises and the sun sets,

and hurries back to where it rises.

NLTNew Living Translation

Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes. The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A generation goes, and a generation comes,

but the earth stands forever.

The sun rises, and the sun goes down;

to its place it hurries, and there it rises again.

KJV 1900King James Version

One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.