Ecclesiastes 3:18

I said in my heart, about the sons of men, that God would test them, and reveal them to be like wild animals.

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In The King James Version

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

In Context

17And I said in my heart: “God will judge the just and the impious, and then the time for each matter shall be.”

19For this reason, the passing away of man and of beasts is one, and the condition of both is equal. For as a man dies, so also do they die. All things breathe similarly, and man has nothing more than beast; for all these are subject to vanity.

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Cross References

Job 14:1Man, born of woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.

Job 40:8Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit.

Psalms 49:14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise, and pay your vows to the Most High.

Psalms 51:4All day long your tongue thinks up injustice. Like a sharp razor, you have wrought deceit.

Psalms 73:22Rise up, O God, judge your own case. Call to mind the accusations against you, which are made by the foolish all day long.

Romans 3:4For God is truthful, but every man is deceitful; just as it was written: “Therefore, you are justified in your words, and you will prevail when you give judgment.”

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:17-22

Immutability of God's Counsel; The Extent of Mortality. 16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. 17 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. 18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 19 For that which befalleth the… Read the whole commentary →

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