Ecclesiastes 1:11 “There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to com…”

Ecclesiastes 1:11

There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

There is no memorie of the former, neither shall there be a remembrance of the latter that shalbe, with them that shall come after.

Darby 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.

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.

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.

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Cross references

“There is”

Ecclesiastes 2:16 Psalm 9:6 Isaiah 42:9 Isaiah 41:22–26

Ecclesiastes 2:16 · BSB

For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!

Psalm 9:6 · BSB

The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.

Isaiah 42:9 · BSB

Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”

Isaiah 41:22–26 · BSB

“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.

Also

Ecclesiastes 9:5

Ecclesiastes 9:5 · BSB

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.

12I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Read Ecclesiastes 1