Ecclesiastes 3:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 3:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
בְּלִבִּ֔י
lêb
H3820
heart
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַצַּדִּיק֙
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָ֣רָשָׁ֔ע
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
יִשְׁפֹּ֖ט
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
עֵ֣ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
חֵ֔פֶץ
chêphets
H2656
delight
וְעַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה
maʻăseh
H4639
work
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I spoke, I with my heart: “The equitable and the wicked the God will judge, because a time for every matter and on account of every deed there.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).