Ecclesiastes 1:4–5
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4People come and people go.
But the earth remains forever.
5The sun rises. Then it sets.
And then it hurries back to where it rises.
Copyright 1998 International Bible Society
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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.
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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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A generation goes and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever.
The sun rises and the sun sets;
panting, it hurries back to the place
where it rises.
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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.
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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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
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.
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