Ecclesiastes 3:15-17

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁵ That which is already has been, that which is to be already is, and God seeks out what has gone by.^[a](A)

Judgment and the Future Belong to God

¹⁶ Moreover, I saw under the sun that, in the place of justice, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well. ¹⁷ I said to myself, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time for every matter and for every work.”^(B)