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Ecclesiastes 3:15

New American Standard Bible

15 That which is, is what has already been, and that which will be has already been; and God seeks what has passed by.

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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.

Christian Standard Bible

Whatever is, has already been, and whatever will be, already is. However, God seeks justice for the persecuted.

English Standard Version

That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.

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 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.

New Living Translation

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.

World English Bible

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.