Ecc 3:17 | KJV | STEP | 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 .

b Gen 18:25; Ps 96:13; 98:9; Eccl 11:9; Matt 16:27; Rom 2:6-10; 2 Thess 1:6-9

Eccl 3: 17

(KJV)

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.

(NASB2020)

I said ^{▼▼Lit in my heart}to myself, “ ^bGod will judge the righteous and the wicked,” for a ^ctime for every matter and for every deed ^{▼▼I.e., exists with God}is there.

(NET2full)

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 ^{▼▼tn The phrase “a time of judgment” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.} for every deed.”