Ecclesiastes 1:4

Ecclesiastes 1:4 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4Generations come and generations go,

but the earth remains forever.

4A generation goes and a generation comes,

But the earth remains forever.

4One generation goes and another generation comes,

But the earth remains forever. [Ps 119:90]

4Generations come and generations go,

but the earth remains forever.

4One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.

4One generation passeth, and another generation succeedeth: but the earth remaineth for euer.

4One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.

4People come and people go.

But the earth remains forever.

4Old people die and then their children live after them.

But the earth continues and it never changes.

4A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth is standing for all time.