ecclesiastes 3:15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

ecclesiastes 3:15 That which is has been already, and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by.

15. Resumption of Ec 1:9. Whatever changes there be, the succession of events is ordered by God's "everlasting" laws (Ec 3:14), and returns in a fixed cycle.
requireth that . . . past--After many changes, God's law requires the return of the same cycle of events, as in the past, literally, "that which is driven on." The Septuagint and Syriac translate: "God requireth (that is, avengeth) the persecuted man"; a transition to Ec 3:16, 17. The parallel clauses of the verse support English Version.

ecclesiastes 3:15 That which is has been already, and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by.

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