Ecclesiastes 3:1

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Everything Has Its Time

1 To everything there is a season,
A ^atime for every purpose under heaven:

2 A time¹ to be born,
And ^aa time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;

3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;

4 A time to ^aweep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;

5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
^aA time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;

6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;

7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
^aA time to keep silence,
And a time to ^bspeak;

8 A time to love,
And a time to ^ahate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.

The God-Given Task

9 ^aWhat profit has the worker from that in which he labors?

10 ^aI have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied.

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that ^ano one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

12 I know that nothing is ^abetter for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,

13 and also that ^aevery man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.

14 I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
^aNothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.

15 ^aThat which is has already been,
And what is to be has already been;
And God¹ requires an account of what is past.

Injustice Seems to Prevail

16 Moreover ^aI saw under the sun:
In the place of¹ judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
¹Iniquity was there.

17 I said in my heart,
^a“God shall judge the righteous and the wicked,
For there is a time there for every¹ purpose and for every work.”

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 3:1

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American Standard Version
For everything there is a season, and a time for very purpose under heaven:

Amplified® Bible
TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter {or} purpose under heaven:

Contemporary English Version
Everything on earth has its own time and its own season.

Darby English Version
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens:

Good News Bible
Everything that happens in this world happens at the time God chooses.

King James Version
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

New American Standard Bible
There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven--

New International Version
There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

New King James Version
To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
An appointed time exists for everything. And a time exists for every event under heaven--

Revised Standard Version
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:

Young's Literal Translation
To everything -- a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens:

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