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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 3:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und ferner habe ich unter der Sonne gesehen: an der Stätte des Rechts, da war die Gesetzlosigkeit, und an der Stätte der Gerechtigkeit, da war die Gesetzlosigkeit.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Vi más debajo del sol: en lugar del juicio, allí la impiedad; y en lugar de la justicia, allí la iniquidad.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Vi mais abaixo do sol: que no lugar do juízo havia ali perversidade; e que no lugar da justiça havia ali perversidade.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Vi a maldade que há debaixo do sol: no lugar onde deveria estar a justiça e no lugar da retidão estava a maldade.
📖 Ecclesiastes 3:16 in Context
14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
15That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
17I 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.
18I 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.
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