Ecclesiastes 1:9 - Common English Bible

Whatever has happened—that’s what will happen again; whatever has occurred—that’s what will occur again. There’s nothing new under the sun.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The thing that has been–it is what will be again, and that which has been done is that which will be done again; and there is nothing new under the sun.

American Standard Version (1901)

That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Catholic Public Domain Version

What is it that has existed? The same shall exist in the future. What is it that has been done? The same shall continue to be done.