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 is because 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, that God 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 J’ai encore vu sous le soleil qu’au lieu établi pour juger il y a de la méchanceté, et qu’au lieu établi pour la justice il y a de la méchanceté.
17 J’ai dit en mon cœur: Dieu jugera le juste et le méchant; car il y a là un temps pour toute chose et pour toute œuvre.
18 J’ai dit en mon cœur, au sujet des fils de l’homme, que Dieu les éprouverait, et qu’eux-mêmes verraient qu’ils ne sont que des bêtes.
19 Car le sort des fils de l’homme et celui de la bête sont pour eux un même sort; comme meurt l’un, ainsi meurt l’autre, ils ont tous un même souffle, et la supériorité de l’homme sur la bête est nulle; car tout est vanité.
20 Tout va dans un même lieu; tout a été fait de la poussière, et tout retourne à la poussière.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:18 Mean?
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