Ecclesiastes 3:17
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.
Ecclesiastes 3:17 in other translations
| BSB | I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.” |
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| WEB | I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.” |
| ASV | I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. |
| YLT | I said in my heart, ‘The righteous and the wicked doth God judge, for a time is to every matter and for every work there.' |
| DARBY | I said in my heart,God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. |
| BBE | I said in my heart, God will be judge of the good and of the bad; because a time for every purpose and for every work has been fixed by him. |
| Webster | I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. |
What does Ecclesiastes 3:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ecclesiastes 3:16-22
Without the fear of the Lord, man is but vanity; set that aside, and judges will not use their power well. And there is another Judge that stands before the door. With God there is a time for the redressing of grievances, though as yet we see it not. Solomon seems to express his wish that men might perceive, that by choosing this world as their portion, they brought themselves to a level with the beasts, without…
Ecclesiastes 3:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ecclesiastes 3:17
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
- Ecclesiastes 3:1
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
- Matthew 16:27
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
- Psalms 98:9
Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
- Romans 2:5-10
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, …
- Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; …
- Revelation 20:11-15
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. …
- Acts 1:7
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
- Genesis 18:25
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
- Daniel 12:4
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:16; 2:1
God.
12:14; Ge 18:25; Ps 98:9; Mt 16:27; 25:31-46; Joh 5:22,26-29
Ac 17:31; Ro 2:5-9; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 5:10; 2Th 1:6-10; Re 20:11-15
for.
1; Jer 29:10,11; Da 11:40; 12:4,9,11-13; Ac 1:7; 1Th 5:1; 2Pe 3:7,8
Re 11:2,3,18; 17:12-17; 20:2,7-9
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Context
- Ecclesiastes 3:16
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
- Ecclesiastes 3:17
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.
- Ecclesiastes 3:18
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.
Ecclesiastes 3:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dije yo en mi corazón: Al justo y al impío juzgará Dios; porque allí hay tiempo á todo lo que se quiere y sobre todo lo que se hace. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | J’ai dit en mon cœur: Dieu jugera le juste et le méchant; car il y a là un temps pour toute affaire et pour toute œuvre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich sprach in meinem Herzen: Gott wird den Gerechten und den Gesetzlosen richten; denn er hat eine Zeit gesetzt für jedes Vornehmen und für jedes Werk. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et dixi in corde meo: Justum et impium judicabit Deus, et tempus omnis rei tunc erit. |