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Ecclesiastes 1:5
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Christian Standard Bible®
The sun rises and the sun sets;panting, it returns to the placewhere it rises.
The sun rises and the sun sets;panting, it returns to the placewhere it rises.
Hebrew Names Version
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
King James Version
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
English Standard Version
The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.
The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.
New American Standard Bible
Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hurrying to its place it rises there again.
Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hurrying to its place it rises there again.
New Century Version
The sun rises, the sun sets, and then it hurries back to where it rises again.
The sun rises, the sun sets, and then it hurries back to where it rises again.
Amplified Bible
Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hurries to the place where it rises again.
Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hurries to the place where it rises again.
World English Bible
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sunne riseth, and ye sunne goeth downe, and draweth to his place, where he riseth.
The sunne riseth, and ye sunne goeth downe, and draweth to his place, where he riseth.
Legacy Standard Bible
Also, the sun rises and the sun sets;And hastening to its place it rises there again.
Also, the sun rises and the sun sets;And hastening to its place it rises there again.
Berean Standard Bible
The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it arose.
The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it arose.
Contemporary English Version
The sun comes up, the sun goes down; it hurries right back to where it started from.
The sun comes up, the sun goes down; it hurries right back to where it started from.
Complete Jewish Bible
The sun rises, the sun sets; then it speeds to its place and rises there.
The sun rises, the sun sets; then it speeds to its place and rises there.
Darby Translation
The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
Easy-to-Read Version
The sun rises and the sun goes down, and then it hurries to rise again in the same place.
The sun rises and the sun goes down, and then it hurries to rise again in the same place.
George Lamsa Translation
The sun rises and the sun goes down and hastens to the place where it rose that from thence it may rise again.
The sun rises and the sun goes down and hastens to the place where it rose that from thence it may rise again.
Good News Translation
The sun still rises, and it still goes down, going wearily back to where it must start all over again.
The sun still rises, and it still goes down, going wearily back to where it must start all over again.
Lexham English Bible
The sun rises, and the sun goes down; to its place it hurries, and there it rises again.
The sun rises, and the sun goes down; to its place it hurries, and there it rises again.
Literal Translation
The sun also arises, and the sun goes even panting to its place; it arises there again .
The sun also arises, and the sun goes even panting to its place; it arises there again .
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The Sone aryseth, the Sonne goeth downe, & returneth to his place, yt he maye there ryse vp agayne.
The Sone aryseth, the Sonne goeth downe, & returneth to his place, yt he maye there ryse vp agayne.
American Standard Version
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
Bible in Basic English
The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.
The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.
King James Version (1611)
The Sunne also ariseth, and the Sunne goeth downe, and hasteth to the place where he arose.
The Sunne also ariseth, and the Sunne goeth downe, and hasteth to the place where he arose.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sunne aryseth, the sunne goeth downe, and returneth to his place, that he may there ryse vp agayne.
The sunne aryseth, the sunne goeth downe, and returneth to his place, that he may there ryse vp agayne.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the sun arises, and the sun goes down and draws toward its place;
And the sun arises, and the sun goes down and draws toward its place;
English Revised Version
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The sunne risith, and goith doun, and turneth ayen to his place;
The sunne risith, and goith doun, and turneth ayen to his place;
Update Bible Version
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
Webster's Bible Translation
The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
New English Translation
The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries away to a place from which it rises again.
The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries away to a place from which it rises again.
New King James Version
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And hastens to the place where it arose.
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And hastens to the place where it arose.
New Living Translation
The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again.
The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again.
New Life Bible
The sun rises and the sun sets, and travels in a hurry to the place where it rises.
The sun rises and the sun sets, and travels in a hurry to the place where it rises.
New Revised Standard
The sun rises and the sun goes down, and hurries to the place where it rises.
The sun rises and the sun goes down, and hurries to the place where it rises.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the sun, breaketh forth, and the sun, goeth in, - yea, unto his own place, he panteth, from whence he brake forth.
And the sun, breaketh forth, and the sun, goeth in, - yea, unto his own place, he panteth, from whence he brake forth.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sun riseth, and goeth down, and returneth to his place: and there rising again,
The sun riseth, and goeth down, and returneth to his place: and there rising again,
Revised Standard Version
The sun rises and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.
The sun rises and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.
Young's Literal Translation
Also, the sun hath risen, and the sun hath gone in, and unto its place panting it is rising there.
Also, the sun hath risen, and the sun hath gone in, and unto its place panting it is rising there.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hastening to its place it rises there again.
Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hastening to its place it rises there again.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
sun: Genesis 8:22, Psalms 19:4-6, Psalms 89:36, Psalms 89:37, Psalms 104:19-23, Jeremiah 33:20
hasteth: Heb. panteth, Joshua 10:13, Joshua 10:14, Psalms 42:1, Habakkuk 3:11
Reciprocal: Psalms 19:5 - rejoiceth Psalms 19:6 - His going
Cross-References
Genesis 1:31
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
Genesis 8:22
For as long as Earth lasts, planting and harvest, cold and heat, Summer and winter, day and night will never stop."
For as long as Earth lasts, planting and harvest, cold and heat, Summer and winter, day and night will never stop."
Psalms 104:20
class="poetry"> O my soul, bless God ! God , my God, how great you are! beautifully, gloriously robed, Dressed up in sunshine, and all heaven stretched out for your tent. You built your palace on the ocean deeps, made a chariot out of clouds and took off on wind-wings. You commandeered winds as messengers, appointed fire and flame as ambassadors. You set earth on a firm foundation so that nothing can shake it, ever. You blanketed earth with ocean, covered the mountains with deep waters; Then you roared and the water ran away— your thunder crash put it to flight. Mountains pushed up, valleys spread out in the places you assigned them. You set boundaries between earth and sea; never again will earth be flooded. You started the springs and rivers, sent them flowing among the hills. All the wild animals now drink their fill, wild donkeys quench their thirst. Along the riverbanks the birds build nests, ravens make their voices heard. You water the mountains from your heavenly cisterns; earth is supplied with plenty of water. You make grass grow for the livestock, hay for the animals that plow the ground. Oh yes, God brings grain from the land, wine to make people happy, Their faces glowing with health, a people well-fed and hearty. God 's trees are well-watered— the Lebanon cedars he planted. Birds build their nests in those trees; look—the stork at home in the treetop. Mountain goats climb about the cliffs; badgers burrow among the rocks. The moon keeps track of the seasons, the sun is in charge of each day. When it's dark and night takes over, all the forest creatures come out. The young lions roar for their prey, clamoring to God for their supper. When the sun comes up, they vanish, lazily stretched out in their dens. Meanwhile, men and women go out to work, busy at their jobs until evening. What a wildly wonderful world, God ! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they'd die in a minute— Take back your Spirit and they die, revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life— the whole countryside in bloom and blossom. The glory of God —let it last forever! Let God enjoy his creation! He takes one look at earth and triggers an earthquake, points a finger at the mountains, and volcanoes erupt. Oh, let me sing to God all my life long, sing hymns to my God as long as I live! Oh, let my song please him; I'm so pleased to be singing to God . But clear the ground of sinners— no more godless men and women! O my soul, bless God !
class="poetry"> O my soul, bless God ! God , my God, how great you are! beautifully, gloriously robed, Dressed up in sunshine, and all heaven stretched out for your tent. You built your palace on the ocean deeps, made a chariot out of clouds and took off on wind-wings. You commandeered winds as messengers, appointed fire and flame as ambassadors. You set earth on a firm foundation so that nothing can shake it, ever. You blanketed earth with ocean, covered the mountains with deep waters; Then you roared and the water ran away— your thunder crash put it to flight. Mountains pushed up, valleys spread out in the places you assigned them. You set boundaries between earth and sea; never again will earth be flooded. You started the springs and rivers, sent them flowing among the hills. All the wild animals now drink their fill, wild donkeys quench their thirst. Along the riverbanks the birds build nests, ravens make their voices heard. You water the mountains from your heavenly cisterns; earth is supplied with plenty of water. You make grass grow for the livestock, hay for the animals that plow the ground. Oh yes, God brings grain from the land, wine to make people happy, Their faces glowing with health, a people well-fed and hearty. God 's trees are well-watered— the Lebanon cedars he planted. Birds build their nests in those trees; look—the stork at home in the treetop. Mountain goats climb about the cliffs; badgers burrow among the rocks. The moon keeps track of the seasons, the sun is in charge of each day. When it's dark and night takes over, all the forest creatures come out. The young lions roar for their prey, clamoring to God for their supper. When the sun comes up, they vanish, lazily stretched out in their dens. Meanwhile, men and women go out to work, busy at their jobs until evening. What a wildly wonderful world, God ! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they'd die in a minute— Take back your Spirit and they die, revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life— the whole countryside in bloom and blossom. The glory of God —let it last forever! Let God enjoy his creation! He takes one look at earth and triggers an earthquake, points a finger at the mountains, and volcanoes erupt. Oh, let me sing to God all my life long, sing hymns to my God as long as I live! Oh, let my song please him; I'm so pleased to be singing to God . But clear the ground of sinners— no more godless men and women! O my soul, bless God !
1 Corinthians 3:13
But for right now, friends, I'm completely frustrated by your unspiritual dealings with each other and with God. You're acting like infants in relation to Christ, capable of nothing much more than nursing at the breast. Well, then, I'll nurse you since you don't seem capable of anything more. As long as you grab for what makes you feel good or makes you look important, are you really much different than a babe at the breast, content only when everything's going your way? When one of you says, "I'm on Paul's side," and another says, "I'm for Apollos," aren't you being totally infantile? Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It's not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God's field in which we are working. Or, to put it another way, you are God's house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you'll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won't get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn't, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won't be torn out; you'll survive—but just barely. You realize, don't you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you? No one will get by with vandalizing God's temple, you can be sure of that. God's temple is sacred—and you, remember, are the temple. Don't fool yourself. Don't think that you can be wise merely by being up-to-date with the times. Be God's fool—that's the path to true wisdom. What the world calls smart, God calls stupid. It's written in Scripture, He exposes the chicanery of the chic. The Master sees through the smoke screens of the know-it-alls. I don't want to hear any of you bragging about yourself or anyone else. Everything is already yours as a gift—Paul, Apollos, Peter, the world, life, death, the present, the future—all of it is yours, and you are privileged to be in union with Christ, who is in union with God.
But for right now, friends, I'm completely frustrated by your unspiritual dealings with each other and with God. You're acting like infants in relation to Christ, capable of nothing much more than nursing at the breast. Well, then, I'll nurse you since you don't seem capable of anything more. As long as you grab for what makes you feel good or makes you look important, are you really much different than a babe at the breast, content only when everything's going your way? When one of you says, "I'm on Paul's side," and another says, "I'm for Apollos," aren't you being totally infantile? Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It's not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God's field in which we are working. Or, to put it another way, you are God's house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you'll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won't get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn't, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won't be torn out; you'll survive—but just barely. You realize, don't you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you? No one will get by with vandalizing God's temple, you can be sure of that. God's temple is sacred—and you, remember, are the temple. Don't fool yourself. Don't think that you can be wise merely by being up-to-date with the times. Be God's fool—that's the path to true wisdom. What the world calls smart, God calls stupid. It's written in Scripture, He exposes the chicanery of the chic. The Master sees through the smoke screens of the know-it-alls. I don't want to hear any of you bragging about yourself or anyone else. Everything is already yours as a gift—Paul, Apollos, Peter, the world, life, death, the present, the future—all of it is yours, and you are privileged to be in union with Christ, who is in union with God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. The sun rises in the morning and sets at evening in our hemisphere, according to the appearance of things; and then it makes haste to go round the other hemisphere in the night: it "pants", as the word t signifies; the same figure is used by other writers u; like a man out of breath with running; so this glorious body, which rejoiceth as a strong man to run his race, and whose circuit is from one end of the heavens to the other, Psalms 19:5; is in haste to get to the place where he rose in the morning, and there he makes no stop, but pursues his course in the same track again. By this instance is exemplified the succession of the generations of men one after another, as the rising and setting of the sun continually follows each other; and also sets forth the restless state of things in the world, which, like the sun, are never at a stand, but always moving, and swiftly taking their course; and likewise the changeable state of man, who, like the rising sun, and when at noon day, is in flourishing circumstances, and in the height of prosperity, but as this declines and sets, so he has his declining times and days of adversity. Moreover, like the rising sun, he comes into this world and appears for a while, and then, like the setting sun, he dies; only with this difference, in which the sun has the preference to him, as the earth before had; the sun hastens and comes to its place from whence it arose, but man lies down and rises not again till the heavens be no more, and never returns to his place in this world, that knows him no more, Job 7:10. The Jews w say, before the sun of one righteous, man sets, the sun of another righteous man rises.
t שואפ "anhelus", Montanus, Tigurine version; "anhelat", Drusius, Piscator, Cocceius, Amama; "anhelaus est", Rambachius; "doth he breathe", Broughton. u "Placebits anhelat", Claudian. Epigrarm. "Equis oriens afflavit anhelis", Virgil. Georgic. l. 1. v. 250. Aeneid, l. 5. w Apud R. Joseph. Titatzak in loc. Midrash Kohelet in loc.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Hasteth ... - literally, at his place panting (in his eagerness) riseth he there.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ecclesiastes 1:5. and Ecclesiastes 1:6. These verses are confused by being falsely divided. The first clause of the sixth should be joined to the fifth verse.
"The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth; going to the south, and circulating to the north."
