Ecc 1:9 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ 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, ^{▼▼ The Hebrew verbal form is an imperfect.}
and what has been done is what will be done;
there is nothing truly new on earth. ^{▼▼ Heb “under the sun.”}