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Ecclesiastes 3:14-16
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 3:14-16
New King James Version
14 I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
(A)Nothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.
15 (B)That which is has already been,
And what is to be has already been;
And God [a]requires an account of [b]what is past.
Injustice Seems to Prevail
16 Moreover (C)I saw under the sun:
In the place of [c]judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
[d]Iniquity was there.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 3:15 Lit. seeks
- Ecclesiastes 3:15 what is pursued
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 justice
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 Wickedness
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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