Ecclesiastes 3:16

And moreouer I haue seene vnder the sunne the place of iudgement, where was wickednesse, and the place of iustice where was iniquitie.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

15What is that that hath bene? that is nowe: and that that shalbe, hath now bene: for God requireth that which is past.

17I thought in mine heart, God wil iudge the iust and the wicked: for time is there for euery purpose and for euery worke.

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Cross References

Psalms 58:1To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme of David on Michtam. Is it true? O Congregation, speake ye iustly? O sonnes of men, iudge ye vprightly?

Psalms 82:2How long wil ye iudge vniustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

Ecclesiastes 4:1So I turned and considered all the oppressions that are wrought vnder the sunne, and beholde the teares of the oppressed, and none comforteth them: and lo, the strength is of the hand of them that oppresse them, and none comforteth them.

Ecclesiastes 5:8And the abundance of the earth is ouer all: the King also consisteth by the fielde that is tilled.

Micah 2:2And they couet fields, and take them by violence, and houses, and take them away: so they oppresse a man and his house, euen man and his heritage.

Zephaniah 3:3Her princes within her are as roaring lyons: her iudges are as wolues in the euening, which leaue not the bones till the morow.

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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