Ecclesiastes 1:7

Ecclesiastes 1:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

7All streams flow into the sea,
yet the sea is never full.
To the place the streams come from,
there they return again.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

7All the rivers 1:7 Lit goflow into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full.
To the place where the rivers 1:7 Lit goflow,
There they 1:7 Lit goflow again.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

7All the rivers flow into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full.
To the place where the rivers flow,
There they flow again.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

7All the rivers flow into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full.
To the place where the rivers flow,
There they flow again.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

7All the rivers flow into the sea,
yet the sea is never full;
to the place from which the streams come,
there again they flow.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

7Every stream flows into the ocean.
But the ocean never gets full.
The streams return
to the place they came from.

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