Ecclesiastes 3:16 - Y'all Version Bible

¹⁶ Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice there was wickedness, and that in the place of righteousness wickedness was there also.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ I saw something else under the sun: in the place of justice, there was wickedness; and in the place of what was right, there was wickedness again!

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ I saw under the sun: instead of judgment, impiety, and instead of justice, iniquity.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 Tagairtí Cros

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. Look, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words; but you must fear God.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter, for one official is eyed by a higher one, and there are officials over them.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this I have seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which a person has power over another to their own hurt.

Isaiah 59:14

Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has fallen in the street, and uprightness can’t enter.

Micah 2:2

They covet fields and seize them, and houses, then take them away. They oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Micah 7:3

Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

Zephaniah 3:3

Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.

Matthew 26:59

Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council were trying to find false testimony against Jesus, so that they could put him to death.

Acts 23:3

Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there judging me according to the law, but then you violate the law by ordering that I be struck?”

James 2:6

But y’all have dishonored the poor. Don’t the rich oppress y’all and personally drag y’all into court?