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Ecclesiastes 3:14-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Ecclesiastes 3:14-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 I know that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor anything taken from it; God has done this so that all should stand in awe before him.(A) 15 That which is already has been, that which is to be already is, and God seeks out what has gone by.[a](B)
Judgment and the Future Belong to God
16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that, in the place of justice, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well.
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- 3.15 Heb 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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