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Ecclesiastes 3:16-17

Context
The Problem of Injustice and Oppression

3:16 I saw something else on earth: 1 

In the place of justice, there was wickedness,

and in the place of fairness, 2  there was wickedness.

3:17 I 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 judgment 3  for every deed.

1 tn Heb “under the sun.”

2 tn Or “righteousness.”

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



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