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.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsI 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.
I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
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.'
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.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).