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Ecclesiastes 3:17

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3:17I thought to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked;

for there is an appropriate time for every activity,

and there is a time of judgment31 for every deed.

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Footnotes

  1. 31 The phrase “a time of judgment” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I said to myself,

“God will bring into judgment

both the righteous and the wicked,

for there will be a time for every activity,

a time to judge every deed.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I said to myself, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every work.”

NLTNew Living Translation

I said to myself, “In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So I said to myself, “God will surely judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time of judgment for every deed and every work.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.