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OET-LV And_moreover I_have_seen under the_sun the_place the_justice there_in the_wickedness and_place the_righteousness there_in the_wickedness.
UHB וְע֥וֹד רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ מְק֤וֹם הַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ שָׁ֣מָּה הָרֶ֔שַׁע וּמְק֥וֹם הַצֶּ֖דֶק שָׁ֥מָּה הָרָֽשַׁע׃ ‡
(vəˊōd rāʼiytī taḩat hashshāmesh məqōm hammishəpāţ shāmmāh hāreshaˊ ūməqōm haʦʦedeq shāmmāh hārāshaˊ.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And again I saw under the sun at the place of judgment, there was wickedness, and at the place of righteousness, there was wickedness.
UST Furthermore, I saw that on this earth, even in the courts where we expect judges to make right decisions about what people had done, they did many wicked things.
BSB § Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
OEB Once more, in the course of my observation under the sun, I saw that, in the place where judgments were delivered, there was injustice – yes, injustice in the very place where justice should have been administered.
WEB 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.
NET I saw something else on earth:
⇔ In the place of justice, there was wickedness,
⇔ and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness.
LSV And again, I have seen under the sun the place of judgment—there [is] the wicked; and the place of righteousness—there [is] the wicked.
FBV I also observed that here on earth there was evil even in the place where there was supposed to be justice; even where things were meant to be right, there was evil.
T4T Furthermore, I saw that on this earth [MTY],
⇔ even in the courts where we expect judges to make right decisions about what people had done,
⇔ they did many wicked [DOU] things.
LEB I saw something else under the sun: instead of justice there was evil; instead of righteousness there was wickedness.
BBE And again, I saw under the sun, in the place of the judges, that evil was there; and in the place of righteousness, that evil was there.
MOF No MOF ECC book available
JPS 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.
ASV 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.
DRA I saw under the sun in the place of judgment wickedness, and in the place of justice iniquity.
YLT And again, I have seen under the sun the place of judgment — there [is] the wicked; and the place of righteousness — there [is] the wicked.
DBY And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there.
RV And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
WBS And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
KJB ¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
(¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. )
BB Moreouer, I sawe vnder the sunne vngodlynes in the steade of iudgement, & iniquitie in steade of righteousnesse.
(Moreover/What's_more, I saw under the sun ungodlynes in the steade of judgement, and iniquitie in steade of righteousnesse.)
GNV And moreouer I haue seene vnder the sunne the place of iudgement, where was wickednesse, and the place of iustice where was iniquitie.
(And moreouer I have seen under the sun the place of judgement, where was wickedness, and the place of iustice where was iniquitie. )
CB Morouer, I sawe vnder ye Sonne, vngodlynesse in the steade of iudgment, & iniquite in steade of rightuousnesse.
(Moreover/What's_more, I saw under ye/you_all Son, ungodlynesse in the steade of judgement, and iniquite in steade of rightuousnesse.)
WYC I siy vndur sunne vnfeithfulnesse in the place of doom; and wickidnesse in the place of riytfulnesse.
(I saw under sun unfaithfulnesse in the place of doom; and wickednesse in the place of riytfulnesse.)
LUT Weiter sah ich unter der Sonne Stätte des Gerichts, da war ein gottlos Wesen, und Stätte der Gerechtigkeit, da waren GOttlose.
(Weiter saw I under the sun Stätte the Gerichts, there was a gottlos Wesen, and Stätte the Gerechtigkeit, there waren Godlose.)
CLV [Vidi sub sole in loco judicii impietatem, et in loco justitiæ iniquitatem:[fn]
([Vidi under sole in instead yudicii impietatem, and in instead justitiæ iniquitatem:)
3.16 Vidi sub sole. ID. Cum in hoc mundo judicium et veritatem requirerem, etc., usque ad, Omnia enim tempore suo requirentur.
3.16 Vidi under sole. ID. Since in hoc mundo yudicium and words requirerem, etc., usque ad, Omnia because tempore his_own requirentur.
BRN And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, there was the ungodly one; and the place of righteousness, there was the godly one.
BrLXX Καὶ ἔτι εἶδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον τόπον τῆς κρίσεως, ἐκεῖ ὁ ἀσεβής· καὶ τόπον τοῦ δικαίου, ἐκεῖ ὁ εὐσεβής.
(Kai eti eidon hupo ton haʸlion topon taʸs kriseōs, ekei ho asebaʸs; kai topon tou dikaiou, ekei ho eusebaʸs. )
3:16–5:7 This section comments on a variety of topics, including justice, humans and animals, oppression, moderation, companionship, politics, and worship.
3:16 courtroom (literally the place of justice): In Israel, local court proceedings were held at the city gates, where the city’s elders sat to hear and adjudicate legal matters (e.g., see Ruth 4:1-12).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
(Occurrence 0) I have seen the wickedness … wickedness was there
(Some words not found in UHB: and,moreover saw below/instead_of the,sun place/spot the,justice ~there,in the,wickedness and,place the,righteousness ~there,in the,wickedness )
These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize how common wicked behavior is.
(Occurrence 0) in place of righteousness
(Some words not found in UHB: and,moreover saw below/instead_of the,sun place/spot the,justice ~there,in the,wickedness and,place the,righteousness ~there,in the,wickedness )
Alternate translation: “where there should be righteousness”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) under the sun
(Some words not found in UHB: and,moreover saw below/instead_of the,sun place/spot the,justice ~there,in the,wickedness and,place the,righteousness ~there,in the,wickedness )
This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in Ecclesiastes 1:3. Alternate translation: “on the earth”