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Ecclesiastes 3:14-16
Lexham English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:14-16
Lexham English Bible
14 I know everything God does endures forever;
nothing can be added to it, and nothing can be taken from it,
for God so acts that humans[a] might stand in awe before him.
15 What is—it already was,
and what will be—it already is,
for God will do what he has done.[b]
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.
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- Ecclesiastes 3:14 Or “they”
- Ecclesiastes 3:15 Literally “God seeks what is pursued”
Ecclesiastes 3:14-16
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 3:14-16
New International Version
14 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 people will fear him.(A)
15 Whatever is has already been,(B)
and what will be has been before;(C)
and God will call the past to account.[a]
16 And I saw something else under the sun:
In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,
in the place of justice—wickedness was there.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 3:15 Or God calls back the past
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