Ecclesiastes 1:11
What does Ecclesiastes 1:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 1:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000There 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901There 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949There 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862There is not a remembrance of former <FI>generations<Fi> ; and also of the latter that are, there is no remembrance of them with those that are at the last.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752There is no remembrance of former things: nor indeed of those things which hereafter are to come, shall there be any remembrance with them that shall be in the latter end.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be remembrance of things that are to come with those who shall live afterwards.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 2:16
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!
- Psalms 9:6
The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; And the cities which thou hast overthrown, The very remembrance of them is perished.
- Ecclesiastes 9:5
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
- Isaiah 41:22
Let them bring forth, and declare unto us what shall happen: declare ye the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or show us things to come.
- Isaiah 42:9
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.
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