Ecclesiastes 1:11
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New International Version (©1984)
There is no remembrance of men of old, and even those who are yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow.

New Living Translation (©2007)
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 (©2001)
There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after.

New American Standard Bible (©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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Nothing from the past is remembered. Even in the future, nothing will be remembered by those who come after us.

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.

American King James Version
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.

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.

Bible in Basic English
There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
There 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.

Darby Bible Translation
There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be remembrance of things that are to come with those who shall live afterwards.

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Study 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.

Wesley's Notes

1:11 No remembrance - This seems to be added to prevent the objection, There are many inventions and enjoyments unknown to former ages. To this he answers, This objection is grounded only upon our ignorance of ancient times which if we exactly knew or remembered, we should easily find parallels to all present occurrences. There are many thousands of remarkable speeches and actions done in this and the following ages which neither are, nor ever will be, put into the publick records or histories, and consequently must unavoidably be forgotten in succeeding ages; and therefore it is just and reasonable to believe the same concerning former ages.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

11. The reason why some things are thought "new," which are not really so, is the imperfect record that exists of preceding ages among their successors.

those that . come after-that is, those that live still later than the "things, rather the persons or generations, Ec 1:4, with which this verse is connected, the six intermediate verses being merely illustrations of Ec 1:4 [Weiss], that are to come" (Ec 2:16; 9:5).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:9-11 Men's hearts and their corruptions are the same now as in former times; their desires, and pursuits, and complaints, still the same. This should take us from expecting happiness in the creature, and quicken us to seek eternal blessings. How many things and persons in Solomon's day were thought very great, yet there is no remembrance of them now!


Ecclesiastes 2:16 For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die!
Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten. (NASB ©1995)

Afterwards Earlier Former Last Latter Memory Occur Remembered Remembrance Times


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 2:16 Ps 9:6 Isa 41:22-26 42:9

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