Ecclesiastes 3:17
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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.I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
In other translations
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.I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
Hebrew words
אָמַרְתִּי'amartiI saidH559אֲנִי'aniIH589בְּלִבִּיbelibiin heart myH3820אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַצַּדִּיקhatzadikthe righteousH6662וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הָרָשָׁעharasha'the wickedH7563יִשְׁפֹּטyishpothe will judgeH8199הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430כִּי־ki-forH3588עֵת'eta timeH6256לְכָל־lekhol[is] for everyH3605חֵפֶץchefetzmatterH2656וְעַלve'aland onH5921כָּל־kol-everyH3605הַמַּעֲשֶׂהhama'aseh<the> deedH4639שָׁם׃shamthereH8033
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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