Ecclesiastes 3:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I saidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי
(a·mar·ti)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to myself,בְּלִבִּ֔י
(be·lib·bi,)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
"Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
(ha·'e·lo·him;)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
will judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֖ט
(yish·pot)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root
both the righteous manהַצַּדִּיק֙
(ha·tzad·dik)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
and the wicked man,"הָ֣רָשָׁ֔ע
(ha·ra·sha,)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
for a timeעֵ֣ת
(et)
6256: timeprobably from anah
for everyלְכָל־
(le·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
matterחֵ֔פֶץ
(che·fetz,)
2656: delight, pleasurefrom chaphets
and for everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
deedהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה
(ham·ma·'a·seh)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
is there.שָֽׁם׃
(sham.)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb


















KJV Lexicon
I said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
in mine heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
shall judge
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
and the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
for there is a time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
there for every purpose
chephets  (khay'-fets)
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
and for every work
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I said to myself, "God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man," for a time for every matter and for every deed is there.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I said to myself, "God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every work."

International Standard Version
I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."

NET Bible
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 for every deed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I thought to myself, "God will judge righteous people as well as wicked people, because there is a specific time for every activity and every work that is done."

King James 2000 Bible
I said in my heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time for every purpose and for every work.
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