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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether <i>it be</i> good, or whether <i>it be</i> evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ecclesiastes/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For God will bring every work to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden <i>and</i> secret thing, whether it is good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For God will bring every act to judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For God will bring every act to judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God will judge everything we do, even what is done in secret, whether good or bad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />God will certainly judge everything that is done. This includes every secret thing, whether it is good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God is going to judge everything we do, whether good or bad, even things done in secret. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For God will judge every deed, along with every secret, whether good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ecclesiastes/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ecclesiastes/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For every work God brings into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For God will bring every work into judgment, with every thing hidden, whether good, and whether evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all things that are done, God will bring into judgment for every error, whether it be good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, for all that is done and for each error, God will bring judgment: whether it was good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />because God will bring to judgment every work, with all its hidden qualities, whether good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD shall bring every work into judgment, concerning everything which is hidden and known, whether it be good or whether it be evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because LORD JEHOVAH brings all works into judgment concerning everything that is hidden, and it is revealed whether it is good or evil<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ecclesiastes/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For God shall bring every work into the judgment concerning every hidden thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For God will bring every work into judgment, with everything that has been overlooked, whether <i>it be</i> good, or whether <i>it be</i> evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8-2fxj-VcEg?start=2260" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">The Fear of God is Utmost</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇi (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śeh (N-ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">deed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ḇə·miš·pāṭ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">into judgment,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">along with</a> <a href="/hebrew/5956.htm" title="5956: ne‘·lām (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To conceal. A primitive root; to veil from sight, i.e. Conceal.">every hidden</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">thing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">whether</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a></span><br />For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Romans 2:16</a></span><br />on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36</a></span><br />But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a></span><br />And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-12.htm">Romans 14:12</a></span><br />So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a></span><br />For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-27.htm">Matthew 16:27</a></span><br />For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-12.htm">Revelation 22:12</a></span><br />“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/96-13.htm">Psalm 96:13</a></span><br />before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/98-9.htm">Psalm 98:9</a></span><br />before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-10.htm">Daniel 7:10</a></span><br />A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-11.htm">Job 34:11</a></span><br />For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-12.htm">Proverbs 24:12</a></span><br />If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:9</a></b></br> Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these <i>things</i> God will bring thee into judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/96-13.htm">Psalm 96:13</a></b></br> Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36</a></b></br> But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/21-7.htm">Act</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-1.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-9.htm">Good</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-28.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/145-1.htm">Including</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-17.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-9.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-13.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-6.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Act</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/songs/1-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-9.htm">Including</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/songs/4-3.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Ecclesiastes 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-1.htm">the Creator is to be remembered in due time</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-8.htm">The preacher's care to edify</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-13.htm">the fear of God is the chief antidote for vanity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ecclesiastes/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ecclesiastes/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For God will bring every deed into judgment</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the certainty of divine judgment. In the biblical context, judgment is a recurring theme, seen in passages like <a href="/romans/14-10.htm">Romans 14:10-12</a> and <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a>, which affirm that all individuals will stand before God's judgment seat. The concept of God as the ultimate judge is rooted in the Old Testament, where He is depicted as the righteous judge of all the earth (<a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a>). This reflects the belief in God's omniscience and justice, ensuring that every action is accounted for. Historically, the idea of divine judgment was a powerful motivator for ethical living among the Israelites, as seen in the wisdom literature and prophetic writings.<p><b>along with every hidden thing</b><br>This phrase highlights God's omniscience, indicating that nothing is concealed from Him. <a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a> reinforces this by stating that everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of God. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed significant importance on external actions, but this phrase underscores the biblical teaching that God also judges the intentions and thoughts of the heart (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>). This comprehensive judgment includes not only visible deeds but also secret sins and hidden righteousness, as seen in Jesus' teachings in <a href="/matthew/6-4.htm">Matthew 6:4, 6, and 18</a>.<p><b>whether good or evil</b><br>This final phrase underscores the impartiality of God's judgment. It aligns with the biblical principle that God does not show favoritism (<a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a>) and that He will reward or punish based on one's deeds (<a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6-11</a>). The duality of good and evil reflects the moral order established by God, as seen in the blessings and curses of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. This dichotomy is also evident in the teachings of Jesus, who spoke of the separation of the righteous and the wicked in parables like the sheep and the goats (<a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a>). The ultimate fulfillment of this judgment is seen in the eschatological vision of <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>, where the dead are judged according to their works.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Ecclesiastes, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. Ecclesiastes is often seen as a reflection on the meaning of life and the pursuit of fulfillment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Solomon was king. The teachings in Ecclesiastes were directed towards the people of Israel, offering wisdom and guidance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event referred to in <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14</a>, where God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Judgment</a></b><br><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14</a> reminds us that God's judgment is certain and all-encompassing. Every action, whether public or private, will be evaluated by God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_omniscience_of_god.htm">The Omniscience of God</a></b><br>The verse underscores God's omniscience. He sees all things, even those hidden from human eyes, and will bring them to account.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_accountability.htm">Moral Accountability</a></b><br>Believers are called to live with an awareness of their moral accountability before God. This should influence daily decisions and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_integrity.htm">The Importance of Integrity</a></b><br>Since God will judge every hidden thing, integrity in both public and private life is crucial for believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Understanding that God will judge every deed encourages believers to live with an eternal perspective, prioritizing what is pleasing to God over temporary gains.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ecclesiastes_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ecclesiastes 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_moral_relativism_mean.htm">What does moral relativism mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_they_be_forgiven_for_ignorance.htm">Can they be forgiven for their ignorance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_let_innocents_suffer.htm">How can a just God allow the innocent to suffer alongside the wicked, as implied in Job 35:14–16? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_justice_shown_if_evil_rulers_die_peacefully.htm">Proverbs 11:21 asserts the wicked will not go unpunished—what evidence shows consistent justice in history, given many evil rulers died peacefully? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Considering that the book is filled with complaints of the imperfection of earthly retribution, this announcement of a tribunal, at which "<span class= "ital">every </span>work," "every <span class= "ital">secret </span>thing," shall be brought into judgment, cannot be reasonably understood of anything but a judgment after this life; so that this book, after all its sceptical debatings, ends by enunciating, more distinctly than is done elsewhere in the Old Testament, the New Testament doctrine of a day when God shall judge the secrets of men (<a href="/romans/2-16.htm" title="In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.">Romans 2:16</a>), shall bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts (<a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm" title="Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.">1Corinthians 4:5</a>).<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - The great duty just named is here grounded upon the solemn truth of a future judgment. <span class="cmt_word">For God shall bring every work into judgment.</span> It will then be seen whether this obligation has been 'attended to or not. The judgment has already been mentioned (<a href="/ecclesiastes/11-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:9</a>); it is here more emphatically set forth as a certain fact and a strong motive power. The old theory of earthly retribution had been shown to break down under the experience of practical life; the anomalies which perplexed men's minds could only be solved and remedied by a future judgment under the eye of the omniscient and unerring God. <span class="cmt_word">With every secret thing.</span> The Syriac adds, "and manifest thing." The Septuagint renders, "with everything that has been overlooked" - a very terrible, but true, thought. The doctrine that the most secret things shall be revealed in the dies <span class="accented">irae</span> is often brought forward in the New Testament, which makes plain the personal nature of this final investigation, which the earlier Scriptures invest with a more general character (see <a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Romans 2:16</a>; <a href="/romans/14-12.htm">Romans 14:12</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a>). So this wonderful book closes with the enunciation of a truth found nowhere else so clearly defined in the Old Testament, and thus opens the way to the clearer light shed upon the awful future by the revelation of the gospel. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבִ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deed</span><br /><span class="heb">מַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into judgment,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְמִשְׁפָּ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along with</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every hidden</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶעְלָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ne‘·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5956.htm">Strong's 5956: </a> </span><span class="str2">To veil from sight, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thing,</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whether</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֖וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil.</span><br /><span class="heb">רָֽע׃</span> <span class="translit">(rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God will bring every work into (Ecclesiast. 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