Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
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Gill's Exposition
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily,.... Any evil work done by magistrates, or others, against which the wrath of God is revealed from heaven, and is threatened with his…
Solomon, in the beginning of the chapter, had warned us against having any thing to do with seditious subjects; here, in these verses, he encourages us, in reference to the mischief of tyrannical and…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Because sentence against an evil work The word for "sentence" is only found here and in Est 1:20, where it is translated "decree" and is probably of Persian origin. Its primary meaning seems to be "a…
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