Ecclesiastes 3:18 | |
NASB: I said to myself concerning the sons of men, "God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts." (NASB ©1995) GWT: I thought to myself, "God is going to test humans in order to show them that they are [like] animals." (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: I 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. ASV: I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts. BBE: I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts. DBY: I said in my heart, It is thus with the children of men, that God may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts. JPS: I said in my heart: 'It is because of the sons of men, that God may sift them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.' WBS: I said in my heart concerning the state of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. WEB: I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals. YLT: I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves [are] beasts. | |
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