Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(I Samuel 3:12; II Samuel 23:5; Psalms 89:34; Matthew 24:35; James 1:17).
for ever—as opposed to man's perishing labors (Ecclesiastes 2:15-18).
any thing taken from it—opposed to man's "crooked and wanting" works (Ecclesiastes 1:15; Ecclesiastes 7:13). The event of man's labors depends wholly on God's immutable purpose. Man's part, therefore, is to do and enjoy every earthly thing in its proper season (Ecclesiastes 3:12-13), not setting aside God's order, but observing deep reverence towards God; for the mysteriousness and unchangeableness of God's purposes are designed to lead "man to fear before Him." Man knows not the event of each act: otherwise he would think himself independent of God.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 3:14:
Ecclesiastes 2:26
Ecclesiastes 3:15
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