The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsWEB
The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.
YLT
Also, the sun hath risen, and the sun hath gone in, and unto its place panting it is rising there.
ASV
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
DBT
The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).