Ecclesiastes 3:5

Ecclesiastes 3:5

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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.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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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).

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