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Ecclesiastes 3:16-18
Lexham English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:16-18
Lexham English Bible
God’s Mysterious Plan Allows Injustice to Exist in the World
16 I saw something else under the sun: instead of justice there was evil; instead of righteousness there was wickedness. 17 So I said to myself,[a] “God will surely judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed[b] a time of judgment for every deed and every work.”
18 I said to myself concerning humans,[c] “God sifts[d] them in order to show[e] them that they are like beasts.”
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- Ecclesiastes 3:17 Literally “in my heart”
- Ecclesiastes 3:17 The MT reads שָׁם “there,” but repointing to שָׂם, “he has appointed,” makes better sense
- Ecclesiastes 3:18 Literally “the sons of the man”
- Ecclesiastes 3:18 Or “tests”
- Ecclesiastes 3:18 The MT reads active “to see,” but causative “to show” is reflected by LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Latin Vulgate
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