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Ecclesiastes 3:11 in Other Translations ... 11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find ... Bible BibleVersions NIV Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes3 Ecclesiastes3:11 Ecclesiastes3 Chapter Book Close Loading CURRENTLYREADING CURRENTLYREADING NewInternationalVersion NIV ChangeTranslation Close Loading RecentTranslations AudioAvailable CURRENTTRANSLATION AllTranslations AudioAvailable CURRENTTRANSLATION Ecclesiastes3:11 Settings Close RedLetter CrossReferences StrongsNumbers Footnotes VerseNumbers 11 Hehasmadeeverythingbeautifulinitstime.Hehasalsoseteternityinthehumanheart;yet[a]noonecanfathomwhatGodhasdonefrombeginningtoend. ReadChapter Compare Facebook Twitter Pinterest PREVIOUS Ecclesiastes3:10 NEXT Ecclesiastes3:12 ImagesforEcclesiastes3:11 Ecclesiastes3:11inOtherTranslations KJV 11 Hehathmadeeverythingbeautifulinhistime:alsohehathsettheworldintheirheart,sothatnomancanfindouttheworkthatGodmakethfromthebeginningtotheend. ESV 11 Hehasmadeeverythingbeautifulinitstime.Also,hehasputeternityintoman'sheart,yetsothathecannotfindoutwhatGodhasdonefromthebeginningtotheend. NLT 11 YetGodhasmadeeverythingbeautifulforitsowntime.Hehasplantedeternityinthehumanheart,butevenso,peoplecannotseethewholescopeofGod’sworkfrombeginningtoend. MSG 11 True,Godmadeeverythingbeautifulinitselfandinitstime-buthe'sleftusinthedark,sowecanneverknowwhatGodisupto,whetherhe'scomingorgoing. CSB 11 Hehasmadeeverythingappropriateinitstime.Hehasalsoputeternityintheirhearts,butmancannotdiscovertheworkGodhasdonefrombeginningtoend. Ecclesiastes3:11MeaningandCommentary Ecclesiastes3:11Hehathmadeevery[thing]beautifulinhistimeThatis,Godhasmadeeverything;asallthingsincreationaremadebyhim,forhispleasureandglory,andallwellandwisely,thereisabeautyinthemall:soallthingsinprovidence;heupholdsallthings;hegovernsandordersallthingsaccordingtothecounselofhiswill;somethingsaredoneimmediatelybyhim,othersbyinstruments,andsomeareonlypermittedbyhim;somehedoeshimself,somehewillstobedonebyothers,andsomehesufferstobedone;butinallthereisabeautyandharmony;andallareordered,disposed,andoverruled,toanswerthewisestandgreatestpurposes;everythingisdoneinthetimeinwhichhewillsitshall;bedone,anddoneinthetimemostfitandsuitableforittobedone;allthingsbeforementioned,forwhichthereisatime,andallothers:allnaturalthingsarebeautifulintheirseason;thingsinsummer,winter,spring,andautumn;frostandsnowinwinter,andheatinsummer;darknessanddewsinthenight,andlightandbrightnessintheday;andsointenthousandotherthings:allafflictivedispensationsofProvidence;timesofpluckingupandbreakingdownofweepingandmourning,oflosingandcastingawayareallnecessary,andseasonableandbeautiful,intheirissueandconsequences:prosperityandadversity,intheirturns,makeabeautifulcheckerwork,andworktogetherforgood;arelikeJoseph'scoat,ofmanycolours,whichwasanemblemofthosevariousprovidenceswhichattendedthatgoodman;andwereextremelybeautiful,asarealltheprovidencesofGodtomen:andallhisjudgmentswillbe,whenmademanifest;whenheshallhaveperformedhiswholework,andthemysteryofGodinprovidencewillbefinished;whichislikeapieceoftapestry;whenonlyviewedinpartsnobeautyappearsinit,scarceanythingtobemadeofitbutwhenallisputtogether,itismostbeautifulandharmonious.Thewordsmayberendered,"thebeautifulOnehathmadeallthingsinhistime"F13;theMessiah;who,asadivinePerson,isthebrightnessofhisFather'sglory;asman,isfairerthanthesons,ofAdam;asMediator,isfullofgraceandtruth;iswhiteandruddy,altogetherlovely,exceedingprecioustohispeople:thisfairandlovelyOnehasmadeallthingsincreation;workswithhisFatherintheaffairsofprovidence;andhasdoneallthingswellingraceandredemption,(John1:2)(5:17)(Mark7:37);alsohehathsettheworldintheirheart;sothatnomancanfindouttheworkthatGodmakethfromthebeginningtotheend;notasinfulloveoftheworld,andthethingsofit;notacriminaldesireafterthem,andacarkingcareforthem,wherebypersonshavenoheartandinclination,timeandleisure,tosearchintoandfindouttheworksofGod;forthoughallthisisintheheartofthesonsofmen,yet,notplaced,therebytheLord:noranopinionoflivingforever;ofalongtimeinthisworld,thewordfor"world"havingthesignificationofperpetuityinit;sothattheyregardnot,theworkoftheLord,northeoperationsofhishands,tomorrowbeingwiththemasthisday,andmuchmoreabundant;butthissensemeetswiththesamedifficultyastheformer.Ratherthemeaningis,thatGodhathsetbeforethemindsofmen,andinthem,thewholeworldofcreatures,thewholebookofnature,inwhichtheymayseeandreadmuchofthewisdompower,andgoodnessofGodinhisworks;andtosomehegivesaninclinationanddesirehereunto;butyetthesubjectbeforethemissocopious,thereissuchaworldofmatterpresentedtothem,andtheircapacitysosmall,andlifesoshort,thattheycannotalltheirdaysfindouttheworksofGod,eitherofcreationorprovidence,toperfection;orfindoutwhatGodworks,fromthebeginningoftheworldtotheendofit;for,ofwhathehaswrought,butasmallportionisknownbythem,andtheyknowlessstillwhatshallbedonehereafter:someofGod'sworksofprovidencearesetonfootandbutbeguninthelifeofsomemen;theydonotlivetoseethemfinished,andthereforecannotfindthemout;andothersaresodarkandobscure,thattheyareobligedtosay,"OthedepthoftherichesbothofthewisdomandknowledgeofGod!howunsearchablearehisjudgments,andhiswayspastfindingout!"see(Romans1:19Romans1:20)(11:33);andthougheverythingisbeautifulinitstime,yettilltheyaremademanifest,andallviewedtogether;theywillnotbeperfectlyunderstood,orthebeautyofthemseen,(Revelation15:4).ForGodhasputsomething"hidden",or"sealedup",inthemidstofthem,asitmayberenderedF14,sothattheycannotbeperfectlyknown.FOOTNOTES:F13(wtebhpyhvelkhta)"haecomniafacitpulcherintemporesuo,i.e.Messias";sosomeinRambachius.F14Vid.SchultensdeDefect.Hod.Ling.Heb.s.180. TakenfromJohnGill'sExpositionoftheBible Ecclesiastes3:11In-Context 9 Whatdoworkersgainfromtheirtoil? 10 IhaveseentheburdenGodhaslaidonthehumanrace. 11 Hehasmadeeverythingbeautifulinitstime.Hehasalsoseteternityinthehumanheart;yetnoonecanfathomwhatGodhasdonefrombeginningtoend. 12 Iknowthatthereisnothingbetterforpeoplethantobehappyandtodogoodwhiletheylive. 13 Thateachofthemmayeatanddrink,andfindsatisfactioninalltheirtoil—thisisthegiftofGod. CrossReferences3 1. Sver1 2. SJob11:7;Ecclesiastes8:17 3. SJob28:23;Romans11:33 Footnotes1 [a]. Or"alsoplacedignoranceinthehumanheart,sothat" Scripturequotedbypermission. Quotationsdesignated(NIV)arefromTHEHOLYBIBLE:NEWINTERNATIONALVERSION®. NIV®. Copyright©1973,1978,1984,2011byBiblica. Allrightsreservedworldwide. WhyWouldJesusCallaZealottoBeHisDisciple? 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