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Ecclesiastes 3:15-17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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)
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- 3.15 Heb what is pursued
Ecclesiastes 3:15-17
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 3:15-17
New International Version
15 Whatever is has already been,(A)
and what will be has been before;(B)
and God will call the past to account.[a]
16 And I saw something else under the sun:
In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,
in the place of justice—wickedness was there.
17 I said to myself,
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- Ecclesiastes 3:15 Or God calls back the past
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