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.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsI 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.
I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
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 are beasts.
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.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).