Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 3:15
American Standard Version
That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.
Amplified® Bible
That which is now already has been, and that which is to be already has been; and God seeks that which has passed by [so that history repeats itself].
Contemporary English Version
Everything that happens has happened before, and all that will be has already been-- God does everything over and over again.
Darby English Version
That which is was long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and God bringeth back again that which is past.
Good News Bible
Whatever happens or can happen has already happened before. God makes the same thing happen again and again.
King James Version
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
New American Standard Bible
That which is has been already and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by.
New International Version
Whatever is has already been,
and what will be has been before;
and God will call the past to account.
New King James Version
That which is has already been,
And what is to be has already been;
And God requires an account of what is past.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
That which has existed already and that which will occur has already existed, for God seeks what has passed by.
Revised Standard Version
That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.
Young's Literal Translation
What is that which hath been? already it is, and that which `is' to be hath already been, and God requireth that which is pursued.
