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.”
| << Ecclesiastes 3:16 | Ecclesiastes 3:18 >> |
American Standard Version
I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Amplified® Bible
I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time [appointed] for every matter {and} purpose and for every work.
Contemporary English Version
So I told myself that God has set a time and a place for everything. He will judge everyone, both the wicked and the good.
Darby English Version
I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Good News Bible
I told myself, "God is going to judge the righteous and the evil alike, because every thing, every action, will happen at its own set time."
King James Version
I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
New American Standard Bible
I said to myself, "God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man, for a time for every matter and for every deed is there."
New International Version
I thought in my heart,
"God will bring to judgment
both the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity,
a time for every deed."
New King James Version
I said in my heart,
"God shall judge the righteous and the wicked,
For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I said to myself, " God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man," for a time for every matter and for every deed He has seen.
Revised Standard Version
I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time for every matter, and for every work.
Young's Literal Translation
I said in my heart, `The righteous and the wicked doth God judge, for a time `is' to every matter and for every work there.'
New English Translation
I thought to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked; for there is an appropriate time for every activity, and there is a time of judgment1 for every deed.
| << Ecclesiastes 3:16 | Ecclesiastes 3:18 >> |
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