ECC 3:15 Parallel View

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ULT Whatever that is, already it was
⇔ and that which is to be, already it is.
 ⇔ And God will seek what is pursued.

UST Things that exist now have already existed previously,
⇔ and things that will happen in the future have already happened previously;
⇔ God causes us to want to understand mysteries.

BSB What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.

OEB Whatever is, has happened already; and what is yet to happen, already is: for that which has drifted (into the past) God seeketh out again.

WEB 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.

NET Whatever exists now has already been, and whatever will be has already been;
 ⇔ for God will seek to do again what has occurred in the past.

LSV What is that which has been? Already it is, and that which [is] to be has already been, and God requires that which is pursued.

FBV Whatever was, is; and whatever will be, has been, and God examines the whole of time.[fn]

3:15 Literally, “God seeks what has been chased away.” This phrase has been variously interpreted, but perhaps the best in the context is that time is open to God—things forgotten by human beings (“chased away”) are still accessible to him and are what he examines (“seeks”).

T4T Things that exist now have already existed previously,
⇔ and things that will happen in the future have already happened previously;
⇔ God causes the same things to happen many times.

LEB • and what will be—it already is, • for[fn]
¶

?:? Literally “God seeks what is pursued”

BBE Whatever is has been before, and what is to be is now; because God makes search for the things which are past.

MOF No MOF ECC book available

JPS That which is hath been long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and God seeketh that which is pursued.

ASV 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.

DRA That which hath been made, the same continueth: the things that shall be, have already been: and God restoreth that which is past.

YLT What is that which hath been? already it is, and that which [is] to be hath already been, and God requireth that which is pursued.

DBY That which is was long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and [fn]God bringeth back again that which is past.

3.15 Elohim

RV That which is hath been already; and that which is to be hath already been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.

WBS That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

KJB That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.[fn]
(That which hath/has been is now; and that which is to be hath/has already been; and God requireth that which is past.)

3.15 that which is past: Heb. that which is driven away

BB The thyng that hath ben, is nowe: and the thyng that is for to come, hath ben afore time: for God restoreth againe the thyng that was past.
(The thing that hath/has ben, is nowe: and the thing that is for to come, hath/has been afore time: for God restoreth again the thing that was past.)

GNV What is that that hath bene? that is nowe: and that that shalbe, hath now bene: for God requireth that which is past.
(What is that that hath/has bene? that is nowe: and that that shalbe, hath/has now bene: for God requireth that which is past. )

CB The thinge yt hath bene, is now: & the thinge yt is for to come, hath bene afore tyme, for God restoreth agayne the thinge that was past.
(The thing it hath/has bene, is now: and the thing it is for to come, hath/has been afore time, for God restoreth again the thing that was past.)

WYC That thing that is maad, dwellith perfitli; tho thingis that schulen come, weren bifore; and God restorith that, that is goon.
(That thing that is made, dwells perfitli; tho things that should come, were before; and God restorith that, that is goon.)

LUT Was GOtt tut, das stehet da; und was er tun will, das muß werden; denn er trachtet und jagt ihm nach.
(What God tut, the stands da; and was he tun will, the must become; because he trachtet and jagt him nach.)

CLV Quod factum est, ipsum permanet; quæ futura sunt jam fuerunt, et Deus instaurat quod abiit.]
(That factum it_is, ipsum permanet; which futura are yam fuerunt, and God instaurat that abiit.] )

BRN That which has been is now; and whatever things are appointed to be have already been; and God will seek out that which is past.

BrLXX Τὸ γενόμενον ἤδη ἐστί, καὶ ὅσα τοῦ γίνεσθαι ἤδη γέγονε, καὶ ὁ Θεὸς ζητήσει τὸν διωκόμενον.
(To genomenon aʸdaʸ esti, kai hosa tou ginesthai aʸdaʸ gegone, kai ho Theos zaʸtaʸsei ton diōkomenon. )

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