Key Verse Spotlight
Ecclesiastes 3:14 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth {it}, that {men} should fear before him.”
Ecclesiastes 3:14
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
I know that {there is} no good in them, but for {a man} to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it {is} the gift of God.
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth {it}, that {men} should fear before him.
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. {that which is past: Heb. that which is driven away}
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, {that} wickedness {was} there; and the place of righteousness, {that} iniquity {was} there.
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