But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”
Ecclesiastes 6:10 - New Revised Standard Version Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what human beings are, and that they are not able to dispute with those who are stronger. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whatever [man] is, he has been named that long ago, and it is known that it is man [Adam]; nor can he contend with Him who is mightier than he [whether God or death]. American Standard Version (1901) Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he. Common English Bible Whatever happens has already been designated, and human beings are fully known. They can’t contend with the one who is stronger than they are. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever shall be in the future, his name has already been called. And it is known that he is a man and that he is not able to contend in judgment against one who is stronger than himself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that shall be, his name is already called: and it is known, that he is man, and cannot contend in judgment with him that is stronger than himself. |
But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”
Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of my words’?
“Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Anyone who argues with God must respond.”
For he is not a mortal, as I am, that I might answer him, that we should come to trial together.
As for mortals, their days are like grass; they flourish like a flower of the field;
Surely everyone goes about like a shadow. Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; they heap up, and do not know who will gather.
That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already is; and God seeks out what has gone by.
Like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly chase Edom away from it; and I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who can summon me? Who is the shepherd who can stand before me?