Ecclesiastes 1:11
No one remembers the former generations, and even those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow them.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
KJV1611 – Modern English
There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those who will come after.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
There is no remembrance{H2146} of the former{H7223} [generations]; neither shall there be any remembrance{H2146} of the latter [generations] that are to come,{H314} among those that shall come after.{H314}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
There is no remembrance{H2146} of former{H7223} things; neither shall there be any remembrance{H2146} of things that are to come{H314} with those that shall come after{H314}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The thinge yt is past, is out of remebraunce: Eue so the thiges that are for to come, shal no more be thought vpo amoge the that come after.
Geneva Bible (1560)
There is no memorie of the former, neither shall there be a remembrance of the latter that shalbe, with them that shall come after.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
The thyng that is past is out of remembraunce: euen so the thynges that are for to come, shal no more be thought vpon among them that come after.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
[There is] no remembrance of former [things]; neither shall there be [any] remembrance of [things] that are to come with [those] that shall come after.
Webster's Bible (1833)
There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
There is not a remembrance of former `generations'; and also of the latter that are, there is no remembrance of them with those that are at the last.
American Standard Version (1901)
There is no remembrance of the former `generations'; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter `generations' that are to come, among those that shall come after.
American Standard Version (1901)
There is no remembrance of the former [generations] ; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter [generations] that are to come, among those that shall come after.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.
World English Bible (2000)
There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
No one remembers the former events, nor will anyone remember the events that are yet to happen; they will not be remembered by the future generations.
Referenced Verses
- Eccl 2:16 : 16 For the wise, like the fool, will not be remembered forever; in the days to come, everything will be forgotten. How does the wise person die? Just like the fool!
- Eccl 9:5 : 5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their memory is forgotten.
- Isa 41:22-26 : 22 Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us the former things, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come. 23 Tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we might be dismayed and filled with awe. 24 Look, you are nothing, and your works are less than nothing; anyone who chooses you is an abomination. 25 I have stirred up someone from the north, and he has come; from the rising of the sun, he calls on my name. He treads rulers as if they were clay, like a potter trampling the mud. 26 Who has declared this from the beginning that we might know, or in advance that we might say ‘He is right’? No one proclaimed it, no one announced it, no one heard any words from you.
- Isa 42:9 : 9 Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I announce them to you.
- Ps 9:6 : 6 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their name forever and ever.
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8 All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing.
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15 I saw all the living who walk under the sun following the youth, the second one, who replaces him.
16 There is no end to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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16 For the wise, like the fool, will not be remembered forever; in the days to come, everything will be forgotten. How does the wise person die? Just like the fool!
17 So I hated life, because the work done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
18 I hated all my toil under the sun because I must leave it to the one who comes after me.
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1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem.
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18 Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old.
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11 Yet when I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, behold, everything was meaningless—a chasing after the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.
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14 I have seen all the deeds that are done under the sun; they are all meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
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2 And I praised the dead who had already died, more than the living who are still alive.
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12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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10 Whatever exists has already been given its name, and it is known what mankind is; no one can contend with someone who is stronger.
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12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?
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17 then I saw all the work of God, that no one can understand the work that is done under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can comprehend it. Even if the wise claim to know, they cannot truly understand it.
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10 Do not say, 'Why were the old days better than these?' For it is not wise to ask such questions.
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8 'Utter futility,' says the Teacher. 'Everything is futile!'
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16 The wind blows over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
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1 So I reflected on all this and set my heart to examine it: that the righteous, the wise, and their deeds are in the hand of God. People do not know whether love or hatred awaits them; everything lies before them.
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7 Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?
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8 There was a man all alone. He had no son or brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. 'For whom am I toiling,' he asked, 'and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?' This too is meaningless—a miserable business!
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5 Though it has never seen the sun or known anything, it has more rest than that man.
6 Even if someone lives a thousand years twice over but does not enjoy their prosperity, do not all go to the same place?
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9 As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so one who goes down to the grave does not return.
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3 This is the distressing thing about everything that happens under the sun: the same fate befalls all. Moreover, the hearts of humans are full of evil, and madness resides in their hearts during their lives; and after that, they join the dead.
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16 Throughout his days, he eats in darkness, with great frustration, sickness, and anger.