Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
cast away stones—as out of a garden or vineyard (Isaiah 5:2).
gather—for building; figuratively, the Gentiles, once castaway stones, were in due time made parts of the spiritual building (Ephesians 2:19-20), and children of Abraham (Matthew 3:9); so the restored Jews hereafter (Psalms 102:13-14; Zechariah 9:16).
refrain . . . embracing— (Joel 2:16; I Corinthians 7:5-6).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 3:5:
Ecclesiastes 2:26
Ecclesiastes 3:9
Ecclesiastes 3:9
Ecclesiastes 8:5
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