Ecclesiastes 3:16

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, there was the ungodly one; and the place of righteousness, there was the godly one.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

In Context

15That which has been is now; and whatever things are appointed to be have already been; and God will seek out that which is past.

17And I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the ungodly: for there is a time there for every action and for every work.

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Cross References

Psalms 58:1Deliver me from my enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me. 1

Psalms 82:2For behold, your enemies have made a noise; and they that hate you have lifted up the head. 1

Ecclesiastes 4:1So I returned, and saw all the oppressions that were done under the sun: and behold the tear of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of them that oppressed them was power; but they had no comforter:

Ecclesiastes 5:8Also the abundance of the earth is for every one: the king is dependent on the tilled field.

Micah 2:2And they desired fields, and plundered orphans, and oppressed families, and spoiled a man and his house, even a man and his inheritance.

Zephaniah 3:3Her princes within her were as roaring lions, her judges as the wolves of Arabia; they remained not till the morrow.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:12-16

Mutability of Human Affairs. 11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken… Read the whole commentary →

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