Ecclesiastes 3:18 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Ecclesiastes 3:18 - I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.

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Translations for Ecclesiastes 3:18

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

I said in my heart, “Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals.”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

I also thought about the human condition—how God proves to people that they are like animals.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

I said to myself, “This happens so that God may test the children of Adam and they may see for themselves that they are like animals.”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

I said [fn]to myself regarding the sons of mankind, “God is testing them in order for them to see that they are as animals, they to themselves.”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

I said [fn]to myself concerning the sons of men, “God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, “God is testing them in order for them to see that they are but beasts.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

I said to myself regarding the sons of men, “God is surely testing them in order for them to see that [by themselves, without God] they are [only] animals.”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

I also thought to myself, "It is for the sake of people, so God can clearly show them that they are like animals.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

I said in my heart with regard to the sons of men that God is testing them to show them that they are but beasts.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

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.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

I said in my heart, It is thus with the children of men, that God may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

I said in my heart concerning the state of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

dixi in corde meo de filiis hominum ut probaret eos Deus et ostenderet similes esse bestiis

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَنَاجَيْتُ قَلْبِي أَيْضاً بِشَأْنِ أَبْنَاءِ الْبَشَرِ قَائِلاً: إِنَّمَا اللهُ يَمْتَحِنُهُمْ، لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ،

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י עַל־דִּבְרַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם לְבָרָ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְלִרְא֕וֹת שְׁהֶם־בְּהֵמָ֥ה הֵ֖מָּה לָהֶֽם׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ἐκεῖ εἶπα ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου περὶ λαλιᾶς υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὅτι διακρινεῖ αὐτοὺς ὁ θεός καὶ τοῦ δεῖξαι ὅτι αὐτοὶ κτήνη εἰσὶν καί γε αὐτοῖς

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

قُلْتُ فِي قَلْبِي: «مِنْ جِهَةِ أُمُورِ بَنِي الْبَشَرِ، إِنَّ اللهَ يَمْتَحِنُهُمْ لِيُرِيَهُمْ أَنَّهُ كَمَا الْبَهِيمَةِ هكَذَا هُمْ».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

I said in my heart, concerning the speech of the sons of man, God will judge them, and that to shew that they are beasts.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Dije en mi corazón, en orden á la condición de los hijos de los hombres, que Dios los probaría, para que así echaran de ver ellos mismos que son semejantes á las bestias.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Dije en mi corazón: Es así, por causa de los hijos de los hombres, para que Dios los pruebe, y para que vean que ellos mismos son semejantes a las bestias.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

我心裡說、這乃為世人的緣故、是　神要試驗他們、使他們覺得自己不過像獸一樣。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Yo dije en mi corazón, con respecto a los hijos del hombre, que Dios los ha probado para que vean que ellos de por sí son animales.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

내가 심중에 이르기를 인생의 일에 대하여 하나님이 저희를 시험하시리니 저희로 자기가 짐승보다 다름이 없는 줄을 깨닫게 하려하심이라 하였노라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

J'ai dit en mon coeur, au sujet des fils de l'homme, que Dieu les éprouverait, et qu'eux-mêmes verraient qu'ils ne sont que des bêtes.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Ich sprach in meinem Herzen: Es geschieht wegen der Menschenkinder, auf daß Gott sie prüfe und sie sehen, daß sie an sich selbst sind wie das Vieh.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Сказал я в сердце своем о сынах человеческих, чтобы испытал их Бог, и чтобы они видели, что они сами по себе животные;

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Dije en mi corazón, en orden a la condición de los hijos de los hombres, que Dios los puede manifestar, y es para ver que ellos son bestias los unos a los otros.

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