Ecclesiastes 3:17 Parallel Translations

I thought to myself, "God will judge righteous people as well as wicked people, because there is a specific time for every activity and every work that is done."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

I 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.

ASV:

I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

BBE:

I said in my heart, God will be judge of the good and of the bad; because a time for every purpose and for every work has been fixed by him.

DBY:

I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

ERV:

I 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.

JPS:

I said in my heart: 'The righteous and the wicked God will judge; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.'

WBS:

I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

WEB:

I said in my heart, "God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."

YLT:

I said in my heart, 'The righteous and the wicked doth God judge, for a time is to every matter and for every work there.'

Ecclesiastes 3:17 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 18:25 "Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?"

Psalm 96:13 Before the LORD, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.

Psalm 98:9 Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples with equity.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven--

Ecclesiastes 8:6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every delight, though a man's trouble is heavy upon him.

Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.

Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS.

Romans 2:6 who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS:

2 Thessalonians 1:6 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:17 I said in my heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for [there is] a time {g} there for every purpose and for every work.
(g) Meaning, with God, however man neglects his duty.

WES:

3:17 I said - I was sorely grieved at this, but I quieted myself with this consideration. Shall judge - Absolving the just, and condemning the wicked. A time - God will have his time to rectify all these disorders. There - At the judgment - seat of God. For - For examining not only all men's actions, but all their thoughts and purposes.

MHC:

3:16-22 Without the fear of the Lord, man is but vanity; set that aside, and judges will not use their power well. And there is another Judge that stands before the door. With God there is a time for the redressing of grievances, though as yet we see it not. Solomon seems to express his wish that men might perceive, that by choosing this world as their portion, they brought themselves to a level with the beasts, without being free, as they are, from present vexations and a future account. Both return to the dust from whence they were taken. What little reason have we to be proud of our bodies, or bodily accomplishments! But as none can fully comprehend, so few consider properly, the difference between the rational soul of man, and the spirit or life of the beast. The spirit of man goes upward, to be judged, and is then fixed in an unchangeable state of happiness or misery. It is as certain that the spirit of the beast goes downward to the earth; it perishes at death. Surely their case is lamentable, the height of whose hopes and wishes is, that they may die like beasts. Let our inquiry be, how an eternity of existence may be to us an eternity of enjoyment? To answer this, is the grand design of revelation. Jesus is revealed as the Son of God, and the Hope of sinners.

CONC:

Activity Appointed Bad Bring Deed Fixed Heart Judge Judgment Matter Myself Purpose Righteous Wicked

Activity Appointed Bad Deed Good Heart Judge Judgment Matter Purpose Righteous Thought Time Wicked Work

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