Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Ecclesiastes 1:4
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
King James Version
[One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
World English Bible
One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
American Standard Version
One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.
Berean Literal Bible
BLB is available for the New Testament only in this reader.
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Ecclesiastes 1
2 “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
3 What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
5 The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.
Read the full chapter →