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Ecclesiastes 3:15-17
Lexham English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:15-17
Lexham English Bible
15 What is—it already was,
and what will be—it already is,
for God will do what he has done.[a]
God’s Mysterious Plan Allows Injustice to Exist in the World
16 I saw something else under the sun: instead of justice there was evil; instead of righteousness there was wickedness. 17 So I said to myself,[b] “God will surely judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed[c] a time of judgment for every deed and every work.”
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- Ecclesiastes 3:15 Literally “God seeks what is pursued”
- Ecclesiastes 3:17 Literally “in my heart”
- Ecclesiastes 3:17 The MT reads שָׁם “there,” but repointing to שָׂם, “he has appointed,” makes better sense
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