Ecclesiastes 1:5
What does Ecclesiastes 1:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 1:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Also, the sun hath risen, and the sun hath gone in, and unto its place panting it is rising there.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The sun riseth, and goeth down, and returneth to his place: and there rising again,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
- Habakkuk 3:11
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear.
- Genesis 8:22
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
- Psalms 19:4
Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
- Joshua 10:13
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
- Psalms 42:1
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
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