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


In Context

13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.

14 I know that, whatever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be added to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

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.

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

18 I said in my heart concerning the state of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:16I saw under the sun in the place of judgment wickedness, and in the place of justice iniquity.

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 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.