Ecc 1:9 | NET2full | STEP | What exists now is what will be , and what has been done is what will be done ; there is nothing truly new on earth .

‏ Ecclesiastes 1:9

9 What exists now ^{▼▼tn Heb “what is.” The Hebrew verbal form is a perfect. Another option is to translate, “What has been.” See the next line, which speaks of the past and the future.} is what will be, ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew verbal form is an imperfect.}
and what has been done is what will be done;
there is nothing truly new on earth. ^{▼▼tn Heb “under the sun.”}