Ecclesiastes 3:17

Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

I

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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in

אֲנִי

ʼănîy

H589

I

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לֵב

lêb

H3820

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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shall

שָׁפַט

shâphaṭ

H8199

to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literall...

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the

צַדִּיק

tsaddîyq

H6662

just

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and the

רָשָׁע

râshâʻ

H7563

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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for there is a

עֵת

ʻêth

H6256

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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there for every

חֵפֶץ

chêphets

H2656

pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)

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and for every

מַעֲשֶׂה

maʻăseh

H4639

an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

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Key Terms in This Verse

purpose H2656

חֵפֶץ chêphets

pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)

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judge H8199

שָׁפַט shâphaṭ

to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)

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righteous H6662

צַדִּיק tsaddîyq

just

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wicked H7563

רָשָׁע râshâʻ

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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work H4639

מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh

an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

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time H6256

עֵת ʻêth

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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mine H589

אֲנִי ʼănîy

I

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heart H3820

לֵב lêb

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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said H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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God H430

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 5:10 cross-reference

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Ecclesiastes 12:14 cross-reference

For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 cross-reference

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Matthew 16:27 cross-reference

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Ecclesiastes 11:9 cross-reference

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things...

Psalm 98:9 cross-reference

Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

Acts 1:7 cross-reference

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

Genesis 18:25 cross-reference

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do rig...

Revelation 20:2 cross-reference

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Ecclesiastes 8:6 cross-reference

Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

Daniel 12:9 cross-reference

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

1 Corinthians 4:5 cross-reference

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man ha...

John 5:22 cross-reference

For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

Acts 17:31 cross-reference

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from ...

Ecclesiastes 2:1 cross-reference

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

Daniel 11:40 cross-reference

And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he sha...

Revelation 11:18 cross-reference

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them...

Ecclesiastes 1:16 cross-reference

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and...

Daniel 12:4 cross-reference

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

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