Ecclesiastes 3:15
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That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.
In other translations
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.
Hebrew words
מַה־mah-whateverH4100שֶּׁהָיָהshehayahthat <it> isH1961כְּבָרkevar[has been] alreadyH3528הוּאhu'itH1931וַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand [that] whichH834לִהְיוֹתlihyot[is] to beH1961כְּבָרkevaralreadyH3528הָיָהhayahit has beenH1961וְהָאֱלֹהִיםveha'elohimand <the> GodH430יְבַקֵּשׁyevakeshhe will seekH1245אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853נִרְדָּף׃nirdaf[what] was pursuedH7291
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ecclesiastes 1:9-109 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. 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.9 What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. 10 Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
- Ecclesiastes 6:10That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
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