Ecclesiastes 3:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.”
Ecclesiastes 3:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 3:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 3:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.”
Ecclesiastes 3:18 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I said in my heart, It isbecause of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts. ”
Ecclesiastes 3:18 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 3:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves <FI>are<Fi> beasts.”
Ecclesiastes 3:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I said in my heart, It is thus with the children of men, thatGod may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts. ”
Ecclesiastes 3:18 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I considered in mine heart the state of the children of men that God had purged them: yet to see to, they are in themselues as beastes.”
Ecclesiastes 3:18 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:18 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3
16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
17 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.
18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:18 Mean?
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