Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version No one remembers the former generations, and even those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow them. New Living Translation We don’t remember what happened in the past, and in future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now. English Standard Version There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after. Berean Standard Bible There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after. King James Bible There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. New King James Version There is no remembrance of former things, Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come By those who will come after. New American Standard Bible There is no remembrance of the earlier things, And of the later things as well, which will occur, There will be no remembrance of them Among those who will come later still. NASB 1995 There is no remembrance of earlier things; And also of the later things which will occur, There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come later still. NASB 1977 There is no remembrance of earlier things; And also of the later things which will occur, There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come later still. Legacy Standard Bible There is no remembrance of earlier things; And also of the later things which will be, There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come later still. Amplified Bible There is no remembrance of earlier things, Nor also of the later things that are to come; There will be for them no remembrance By generations who will come after them. Christian Standard Bible There is no remembrance of those who came before; and of those who will come after there will also be no remembrance by those who follow them. Holman Christian Standard Bible There is no remembrance of those who came before; and of those who will come after there will also be no remembrance by those who follow them. American Standard Version There is no remembrance of the former generations; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, among those that shall come after. Contemporary English Version No one who lived in the past is remembered anymore, and everyone yet to be born will be forgotten too. English Revised Version There is no remembrance of the former generations; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, among those that shall come after. GOD'S WORD® Translation Nothing from the past is remembered. Even in the future, nothing will be remembered by those who come after us. Good News Translation No one remembers what has happened in the past, and no one in days to come will remember what happens between now and then. International Standard Version No one remembers those in the past, nor will they be remembered by those who come after them. Majority Standard Bible There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after. NET Bible No one remembers the former events, nor will anyone remember the events that are yet to happen; they will not be remembered by the future generations. New Heart English Bible There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after. Webster's Bible Translation There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. World English Bible There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThere is not a remembrance of former [generations]; and also of the latter that are, there is no remembrance of them with those that are at the last. Young's Literal Translation There is not a remembrance of former generations; and also of the latter that are, there is no remembrance of them with those that are at the last. Smith's Literal Translation No remembrance to former things; and also to the latter things that shall be; to them shall be no remembrance with them which shall be for the latter state. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThere is no remembrance of former things: nor indeed of those things which hereafter are to come, shall there be any remembrance with them that shall be in the latter end. Catholic Public Domain Version There is no remembrance of the former things. Indeed, neither shall there be any record of past things in the future, for those who will exist at the very end. New American Bible There is no remembrance of past generations; nor will future generations be remembered by those who come after them. New Revised Standard Version The people of long ago are not remembered, nor will there be any remembrance of people yet to come by those who come after them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThere is no remembrance of former generations; neither shall there be any remembrance of generations that are to come with those that will come after. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated There is no memory for former things, neither will they who are afterwards have memory for later things OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917There is no remembrance of them of former times; neither shall there be any remembrance of them of latter times that are to come, among those that shall come after. Brenton Septuagint Translation There is no memorial to the first things; neither to the things that have been last shall their memorial be with them that shall at the last time. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Everything is Futile…10Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us. 11There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after. Cross References Psalm 103:15-16 As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more. Isaiah 43:18 “Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old. James 4:14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Job 8:8-10 Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers. / For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow. / Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding? Psalm 78:39 He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return. Isaiah 65:17 For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. 1 Peter 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, Psalm 90:9-10 For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh. / The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. Isaiah 46:9 Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. 2 Peter 3:8 Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. Job 14:1-2 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. Matthew 6:19-20 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. Psalm 39:5 You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, / I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus. Isaiah 40:6-8 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” Treasury of Scripture There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. there is Ecclesiastes 2:16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. Psalm 9:6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. Isaiah 41:22-26 Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come… Jump to Previous Afterwards Earlier Former Last Latter Memory Occur Remembered Remembrance TimesJump to Next Afterwards Earlier Former Last Latter Memory Occur Remembered Remembrance TimesEcclesiastes 1 1. the preacher shows that all human courses are vain4. because the creatures are restless in their courses 9. they bring forth nothing new, and all old things are forgotten 12. and because he has found it so in the studies of wisdom No remembrance The Hebrew word for "remembrance" is "זִכָּרוֹן" (zikaron), which implies a memorial or a record. In the context of Ecclesiastes, this phrase suggests the fleeting nature of human memory and legacy. Historically, many great civilizations and individuals have risen and fallen, leaving little trace behind. This reflects the biblical theme of human life’s transience and the futility of seeking lasting significance apart from God. of those who came before and those to come will not be remembered by those who follow after Verse 11. - There is no remembrance of former things; rather, of former men - per-sons who lived in former times. As things are considered novel only because they had been forgotten, so we men ourselves shall pass away, and be no more remembered. Bailey, 'Festus '- "Adversity, prosperity, the grave, |
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