4Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.


In Context

1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:

2 "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless."

3 What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?

4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

5 The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises.

6 The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course.

Ecclesiastes 1:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4[One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth standeth for ever.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:4One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh, but the earth standeth for ever.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:4One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; and the earth abideth for ever.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but the earth stays for ever.