16I saw under the sun in the place of judgment wickedness, and in the place of justice iniquity.


In Context

13 For every man that eateth and drinketh, and seeth good of his labour, this is the gift of God.

14 I have learned that all the works which God hath made, continue for ever: we cannot add any thing, nor take away from those things which God hath made that he may be feared.

15 That which hath been made, the same continueth: the things that shall be, have already been: and God restoreth that which is past.

16 I saw under the sun in the place of judgment wickedness, and in the place of justice iniquity.

17 And I said in my heart: God shall judge both the just and the wicked, and then shall be the time of every thing.

18 I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God would prove them, and shew them to be like beasts.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment- wickedness was there, in the place of justice-wickedness was there.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16And again, I have seen under the sun the place of judgment — there is the wicked; and the place of righteousness — there is the wicked.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.