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Ecclesiastes 3:15-17
Contemporary English Version

15 Everything that happens
    has happened before,
and all that will be
    has already been—
God does everything
    over and over again.[a]

The Future Is Known Only to God

16 Everywhere on earth I saw violence and injustice instead of fairness and justice. 17 So I told myself that God has set a time and a place for everything. He will judge everyone, both the wicked and the good.

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  1. 3.15 God does … again: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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