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Ecclesiastes 3:15
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KJ21
That which hath been is now, and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
ASV
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.
AMP
That which is has already been, and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by [so that history repeats itself].
AMPC
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].
BRG
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
CSB
Whatever is, has already been, and whatever will be, already is. However, God seeks justice for the persecuted.
CSBA
Whatever is, has already been, and whatever will be, already is. However, God seeks justice for the persecuted.
CEB
Whatever happens has already happened, and whatever will happen has already happened before. And God looks after what is driven away.
CJB
That which was is here already; and that which will be has already been, but God seeks out what people chase after.
CEV
Everything that happens has happened before, and all that will be has already been— God does everything over and over again.
DARBY
That which is was long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and God bringeth back again that which is past.
DRA
That which hath been made, the same continueth: the things that shall be, have already been: and God restoreth that which is past.
ERV
What happened in the past has happened, and what will happen in the future will happen. But God wants to help those who have been treated badly.
EASY
Whatever is happening now has happened before. Everything that will happen in the future has already happened. God causes the same things to happen again and again.
EHV
Whatever exists now has already been, and whatever will be has already been. God makes whatever has already passed come again.
ESV
That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.
ESVUK
That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.
EXB
What happens now has happened in the past, and what will happen in the future has happened before. God makes the same things happen again and again.
GNV
What is that that hath been? that is now: and that that shall be, hath now been: for God requireth that which is past.
GW
Whatever has happened ⌞in the past⌟ is present now. Whatever is going to happen ⌞in the future⌟ has already happened ⌞in the past⌟. God will call the past to account.
GNT
Whatever happens or can happen has already happened before. God makes the same thing happen again and again.
HCSB
Whatever is, has already been, and whatever will be, already is. God repeats what has passed.
ICB
What happens now has also happened in the past. Things that will happen in the future have also happened before. God makes the same things happen again and again.
ISV
That which was, now is; and that which will be, already is; and God examines what has already taken place.
JUB
That which has been is now, and that which is to be has already been and God shall seek that which is past.
KJV
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
AKJV
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
LSB
That which is has been already and that which will be has already been, yet God seeks what is pursued.
LEB
What is—it already was, and what will be—it already is, for God will do what he has done.
TLB
Whatever is has been long ago; and whatever is going to be has been before; God brings to pass again what was in the distant past and disappeared.
MSG
Whatever was, is. Whatever will be, is. That’s how it always is with God.
MEV
That which is has already been, and what is to come has also already been; and God seeks out what has been driven away.
NOG
Whatever has happened in the past is present now. Whatever is going to happen in the future has already happened in the past. Elohim will call the past to account.
NABRE
What now is has already been; what is to be, already is: God retrieves what has gone by.
NASB
That which is, is what has already been, and that which will be has already been; and God seeks what has passed by.
NASB1995
That which is has been already and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by.
NCB
Whatever is now has already been, that which is to come already is, and God will restore whatever might be displaced.
NCV
What happens now has happened in the past, and what will happen in the future has happened before. God makes the same things happen again and again.
NET
Whatever exists now has already been, and whatever will be has already been; for God will seek to do again what has occurred in the past.
NIRV
Everything that now exists has already been. And what is coming has existed before. God will judge those who treat others badly.
NIV
Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before; and God will call the past to account.
NIVUK
Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before; and God will call the past to account.
NKJV
That which is has already been, And what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past.
NLV
That which is, already has been. And that which will be, has already been. For God allows the same things to happen again.
NLT
What is happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has happened before, because God makes the same things happen over and over again.
NRSVA
That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already is; and God seeks out what has gone by.
NRSVACE
That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already is; and God seeks out what has gone by.
NRSVCE
That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already is; and God seeks out what has gone by.
NRSVUE
That which is already has been, that which is to be already is, and God seeks out what has gone by.
OJB
That which is hath been already; and that which is to be hath already been; and HaElohim will call that which is past to account.
RGT
Whatever has already been, is now. And whatever shall be, has already been. For God requires that which is past.
RSV
That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.
RSVCE
That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.
TLV
Whatever exists, has already been and whatever will be, has already been, but God recalls what has passed.
VOICE
What has been and what is to be—already is. And God holds accountable all the pursuits of humanity.
WEB
That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago. God seeks again that which is passed away.
WYC
That thing that is made, dwelleth perfectly; those things that shall come, were before; and God restoreth that, that is gone (and God restoreth what is gone).
YLT
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.
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