It shall be forever.
aNothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.
And what is to be has already been;
And God1 requires an account of what is past.
Injustice Seems to Prevail
In the place of1 judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
1Iniquity was there.
a“God shall judge the righteous and the wicked,
For there is a time there for every1 purpose and for every work.”
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American Standard Version
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and God hath done it, that men should fear before him.
Amplified® Bible
I know that whatever God does, it endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor anything taken from it. And God does it so that men will [reverently] fear Him [revere and worship Him, knowing that He is].
Contemporary English Version
Everything God has done will last forever; nothing he does can ever be changed. God has done all this, so that we will worship him.
Darby English Version
I know that whatever God doeth, it shall be for ever; there is nothing to be added to it, nor anything to be taken from it; and God doeth [it], that [men] should fear before him.
Good News Bible
I know that everything God does will last forever. You can't add anything to it or take anything away from it. And one thing God does is to make us stand in awe of him.
King James Version
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
New American Standard Bible
I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it, for God has {so} worked that men should fear Him.
New International Version
I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.
New King James Version
I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
Nothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I know that everything God does will remain forever; one can add nothing to it and one can take nothing to take from it, for God has so worked that men should fear Him.
Revised Standard Version
I know that whatever God does endures for ever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; God has made it so, in order that men should fear before him.
Young's Literal Translation
I have known that all that God doth is to the age, to it nothing is to be added, and from it nothing is to be withdrawn; and God hath wrought that they do fear before Him.
New English Translation
I also know that whatever God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken away from it. God has made it this way, so that men will fear him.
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