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Ecclesiastes 3:16

From Dust to Dust

16 Moreover, jI saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even kthere was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.

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Ecclesiastes 3:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 And I saw something else under the sun:

In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,

in the place of justice—wickedness was there.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 I also noticed that under the sun there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt!

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Moreover I saw under the sun:

In the place of judgment,

Wickedness was there;

And in the place of righteousness,

Iniquity was there.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 I also saw this here on earth:

Where there should have been justice, there was evil;

where there should have been right, there was wrong.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 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.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 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.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 I saw something else under the sun: 

There is wickedness where justice should be found. 

There is wickedness where righteousness should be found. 

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Moreover I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 I saw something else under the sun: instead of justice there was evil; instead of righteousness there was wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 Here’s something else I saw on earth.

Where people should be treated right,

they are treated wrong.

Where people should be treated fairly,

they are treated unfairly.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.


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