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Ecclesiastes 3:16

Justice

14 I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.

15 What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.

Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

17 I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

18 I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

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BSB
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
KJV
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there.
BLB
And again I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there [was] wickedness, and [in] the place of righteousness, there [was] wickedness.
ÅB
Fremdeles så jeg under solen at på dommersetet, der satt gudløsheten, og hvor rettferdighet skulle råde, der rådet gudløshet.
OTB
Dessuten har jeg sett under solen at på rettens plass er det ondskap, og på rettferdighetens plass er det ondskap.
B1930
Fremdeles så jeg under solen at på dommersetet, der satt gudløsheten, og hvor rettferdighet skulde råde, der rådet gudløshet.

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Cross references

  • Ecclesiastes 4:1

    Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.

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  • Ecclesiastes 5:8

    If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

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  • 1 Kings 21:9–21

    In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

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  • Psalms 58:1–2

    Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

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  • Acts 23:3

    Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”

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  • Psalms 82:2–5

    “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

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  • Psalms 94:21–22

    They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

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  • Micah 2:2

    They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.

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