Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time: also he has set eternity in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God does from the beginning to the end.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in the human heart, yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
He hath made{H6213} everything beautiful{H3303} in its time:{H6256} also he hath set{H5414} eternity{H5769} in their heart,{H3820} yet so that{H1097} man{H120} cannot find out{H4672} the work{H4639} that{H1097} God{H430} hath done from the beginning{H7218} even to the end.{H5490}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
He hath made{H6213}{(H8804)} every thing beautiful{H3303} in his time{H6256}: also he hath set{H5414}{(H8804)} the world{H5769} in their heart{H3820}, so that{H1097} no man{H120} can find out{H4672}{(H8799)} the work{H4639} that God{H430} maketh{H6213}{(H8804)} from the beginning{H7218} to the end{H5490}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
All this hath he ordened maruelous goodly, to euery thinge his due tyme. He hath plated ignoraunce also in the hertes of men, yt they shulde not fynde out ye grounde of his workes, which he doth from ye beginninge to ye ende.
Geneva Bible (1560)
He hath made euery thing beautifull in his time: also he hath set the worlde in their heart, yet can not man finde out the worke that God hath wrought fro the beginning euen to the end.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
All this hath he ordeyned marueilous goodly, to euery thyng his due tyme: He hath planted ignoraunce also in the heartes of men, that they shoulde not comprehende the ground of his workes which he doth from the begynnyng to the ende.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
The whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto the end.
American Standard Version (1901)
He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.
American Standard Version (1901)
He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
He has made everything right in its time; but he has made their hearts without knowledge, so that man is unable to see the works of God, from the first to the last.
World English Bible (2000)
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
God has made everything fit beautifully in its appropriate time, but he has also placed ignorance in the human heart so that people cannot discover what God has ordained, from the beginning to the end of their lives.
Referenced Verses
- Rom 11:33 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
- Rom 1:19-20 : 19 Because what may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has shown it to them. 20 For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
- Eccl 8:17 : 17 Then I saw all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. Even though a man labors to seek it out, he shall not find it; moreover, though a wise man thinks to know it, he shall not be able to find it.
- Gen 1:31 : 31 And God saw everything that He had made, and they were very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
- Deut 32:4 : 4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
- Job 11:7 : 7 Can you by searching find out God? Can you find out the Almighty to perfection?
- Job 5:9 : 9 Who does great things and unsearchable; marvelous things without number:
- Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been delivered to me by my Father: and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and those to whom the Son will reveal him.
- Matt 13:22 : 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
- Mark 7:37 : 37 And they were exceedingly astonished, saying, He has done all things well; he makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.
- Rom 1:28 : 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
- Ps 104:24 : 24 O LORD, how manifold are Your works! in wisdom You have made them all: the earth is full of Your riches.
- Eccl 7:29 : 29 Lo, this only have I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.
- Job 37:23 : 23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out; he is excellent in power, in judgment, and in abundant justice; he will not oppress.
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- Eccl 3:8-103 verses84%
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
9 What profit does he have who works in that which he labors?
10 I have seen the task which God has given to the sons of men to be occupied with.
- Eccl 3:12-154 verses81%
12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives.
13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.
14 I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever: nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it: and God does it, that men should fear before him.
15 That which is, has already been; and that which is to be, has already been; and God requires an account of the past.
- Eccl 3:1-33 verses79%
1 To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
- Eccl 8:16-172 verses78%
16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the work that is done upon the earth (for there are those who neither day nor night see sleep with their eyes),
17 Then I saw all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. Even though a man labors to seek it out, he shall not find it; moreover, though a wise man thinks to know it, he shall not be able to find it.
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1 For all this I considered in my heart, even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God. No one knows either love or hatred by all that is before them.
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22 Therefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what shall be after him?
- Eccl 1:8-103 verses76%
8 All things are full of labor; man cannot express it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9 The thing that has been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 Is there anything of which it may be said, See, this is new? It has already been in ancient times, which were before us.
- Eccl 3:17-193 verses75%
17 I said in my heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time for every purpose and for every work.
18 I said in my heart concerning the condition of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are like beasts.
19 For that which befalls the sons of men also befalls beasts; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other; yes, they all have one breath; so that a man has no advantage over a beast: for all is vanity.
- Eccl 1:13-153 verses75%
13 And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this difficult task God has given to the children of man to be engaged with.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is lacking cannot be counted.
- Eccl 8:6-72 verses75%
6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
7 For he does not know what shall be; for who can tell him when it shall be?
- Eccl 7:13-142 verses75%
13 Consider the work of God, for who can make straight what He has made crooked?
14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also has set the one against the other, so that man should find nothing after him.
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24 There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy the good of his labor. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God.
- Eccl 2:10-112 verses74%
10 And whatever my eyes desired, I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my reward from all my labor.
11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor I had toiled to do; and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
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9 All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man rules over another to his own harm.
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22 For what has man from all his labor, and of the striving of his heart with which he has labored under the sun?
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20 For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
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3 What profit does a man have from all his labor which he does under the sun?
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3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that, they go to the dead.
- Eccl 6:11-122 verses72%
11 Since there are many things that increase vanity, what advantage does man have?
12 For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
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4 The LORD has made all things for Himself: yes, even the wicked for the day of disaster.
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18 Behold, what I have seen: it is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him; for it is his portion.
- Eccl 4:3-42 verses72%
3 Yes, better is he than both, who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
4 Again, I considered all the toil and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
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10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.
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29 Lo, this only have I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.
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26 For God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to the man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and collecting, only to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes — but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
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15 He fashions their hearts alike; he considers all their works.
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16 There is no end of all the people, even of all who have been before them; they also that come after will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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11 Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed quickly, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
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20 Therefore I turned my heart to despair over all the labor which I had done under the sun.