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Ecclesiastes 3:16

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

KJV

Vidi sub sole in loco judicii impietatem, et in loco justitiæ iniquitatem :

Vulgate

Καὶ ἔτι εἶδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον τόπον τῆς κρίσεως, ἐκεῖ ὁ ἀσεβής· καὶ τόπον τοῦ δικαίου, ἐκεῖ ὁ εὐσεβής.

LXX

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.

ASV

וְ/ע֥וֹד רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ מְק֤וֹם הַ/מִּשְׁפָּט֙ שָׁ֣מָּ/ה הָ/רֶ֔שַׁע וּ/מְק֥וֹם הַ/צֶּ֖דֶק שָׁ֥מָּ/ה הָ/רָֽשַׁע

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ה
h
adverb · 827×
ו
v
noun · 505×
וֹ
v
noun · 398×
י
y
noun · 422×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
ע֖וֹד
'vd
adverb · 485×
צֶ֑דֶק
tsdq
noun · 116×
רֶ֑שַׁע
rsh'
noun · 30×
שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shmsh
noun · 132×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 21:9 — And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
  • Acts 23:3 — Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
  • Eccl 4:1 — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was
  • Eccl 4:1 — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was
  • Eccl 5:8 — If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher
  • Eccl 5:8 — If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher
  • Eccl 10:5 — There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
  • Isa 26:10 — Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
  • Isa 59:14 — And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
  • Isa 59:14 — And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
  • Matt 26:59 — Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
  • Mic 2:2 — And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
  • Mic 7:3 — That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
  • Ps 58:1 — Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
  • Ps 58:2 — Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
  • Ps 82:2 — How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
  • Ps 82:5 — They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
  • Ps 94:20 — Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
  • Ps 94:21 — They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
  • Zeph 3:3 — Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
  • Zeph 3:5 — The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.