Ecclesiastes 3:16

Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice there was iniquity; and in the place of righteousness, iniquity.

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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 is, was long ago; and that which is to be, hath already been; and God recalleth that which is past.

17Then said I in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked.” For there shall be a time for every matter and for every work.

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Cross References

Psalms 58:1“For the leader of the music. To the tune of “Do not destroy.” A psalm of David.” Do ye, indeed, administer justice faithfully, ye mighty ones? Do ye judge with uprightness, ye sons of men?

Psalms 82:2“How long will ye judge unjustly, And favor the cause of the wicked? [[Pause.]]

Ecclesiastes 4:1Then I turned and saw all the oppressions which take place under the sun; and, behold, there were the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and from the hand of their oppressors there was violence, and they had no comforter.

Ecclesiastes 5:8If thou seest oppression of the poor, and justice and equity perverted in a province, be not alarmed at the matter. For over the high there is a higher, who watcheth, and there is one higher than they all.

Micah 2:2They covet fields, and take them by violence; Houses, and take them from their owners. They defraud a man of his house; Yea, a man of his inheritance.

Zephaniah 3:3Her princes within her are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves; They reserve nothing for the morning.

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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