Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
mourn—namely, for the dead (Genesis 23:2).
dance—as David before the ark (II Samuel 6:12-14; Psalms 30:11); spiritually (Matthew 9:15; Luke 6:21; Luke 15:25). The Pharisees, by requiring sadness out of time, erred seriously.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 3:4:
Ecclesiastes 2:26
Ecclesiastes 3:9
Ecclesiastes 8:5
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