Devine Scripture

Ecclesiastes 1:4

Ecclesiastes chapter 1 · verse 4 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.3What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?

v.4This passage

v.5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • Exodus 6:16

    And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years.

  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

  • Zechariah 1:5

    Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?

  • Genesis 5:3

    And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

  • Genesis 36:9

    And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir: