Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 3:16

16Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Furthermoreוְע֥וֹדwə·‘ō·wḏConjunctive waw; AdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
I sawרָאִ֖יתִיrā·’î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7200 see
underתַּ֣חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhaš·šā·mešArticle; Noun - common singularH8121 sun
that in the placeמְק֤וֹםmə·qō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH4725 standing, spot, condition
of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ham·miš·pāṭArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4941 judgment
there isשָׁ֣מָּהšām·māhAdverb; third person feminine singularH8033 there, thither
wickednessהָרֶ֔שַׁעhā·re·ša‘Article; Noun - masculine singularH7562 wickedness
and in the placeוּמְק֥וֹםū·mə·qō·wmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH4725 standing, spot, condition
of righteousnessהַצֶּ֖דֶקhaṣ·ṣe·ḏeqArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
there isשָׁ֥מָּהšām·māhAdverb; third person feminine singularH8033 there, thither
wickednessהָרָֽשַׁע׃hā·rā·ša‘Article; Noun - masculine singularH7562 wickedness

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Ecclesiastes 4:1 · Ecclesiastes 5:8 · Psalm 94:21–22 · Psalm 82:2–5 · Acts 23:3 · 1 Kings 21:9–21 · Psalm 58:1–2 · Micah 7:3 · Isaiah 59:14 · Matthew 26:59 · Micah 2:2 · Zephaniah 3:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.