Bible Commentaries
Introduction
| 1 | By the necessary change of times, vanity is added to human travail. | | 11 | There is an excellency in God's works. | | 16 | But as for man, God shall judge his works hereafter, though here he be like a beast. |
Verse 1
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
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- every thing
- 17; 7:14; 8:5,6; 2 Kings 5:26; 2 Chronicles 33:12; Proverbs 15:23; Matthew 16:3
- under
- 1:13; 2:3,17
Verse 2
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
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- time to be born
- Heb. time to bear.
- Genesis 17:21; 21:1,2; 1 Samuel 2:5; 1 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 4:16; Psalms 113:9; Isaiah 54:1; Luke 1:13,20,36; John 16:21; Acts 7:17,20; Galatians 4:4
- and a time
- Genesis 47:29; Numbers 20:24-28; 27:12-14; Deuteronomy 3:23-26; 34:5; Job 7:1; 14:5,14; Isaiah 38:1,5; John 7:30; Hebrews 9:27
- a time to plant
- Psalms 52:5; Isaiah 5:2-5; Jeremiah 1:10; 18:7-10; 45:4; Matthew 13:28,29,41; 15:13
Verse 3
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
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- time to kill
- Deuteronomy 32:39; 1 Samuel 2:6,25; Hosea 6:1,2
- a time to heal
- Numbers 26:6-9; Isaiah 38:5-20; Jeremiah 33:6; Luke 9:54-56; Acts 5:15,16
- a time to break
- Isaiah 5:5,6; 44:26; Jeremiah 31:28; 45:4; Ezekiel 13:14; Daniel 9:25-27; Zechariah 1:12
Verse 4
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
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- time to weep
- Nehemiah 8:9-12; 9:1-38; Psalms 30:5; 126:1,2,5,6; Isaiah 22:12,13; Matthew 9:15; Matthew 11:17; John 16:20-22; Romans 12:15; 2 Corinthians 7:10; James 4:9
- a time to laugh
- Genesis 21:6; Luke 1:13,14,58; 6:21-25
- to dance
- Exodus 15:20; 2 Samuel 6:16
Verse 5
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
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- to cast
- Joshua 4:3-9; 10:27; 2 Samuel 18:17,18; 2 Kings 3:25
- a time to embrace
- Exodus 19:15; 1 Samuel 21:4,5; Song of Solomon 2:6,7; Joel 2:16; 1 Corinthians 7:5
- refrain from
- Heb. be far from.
Verse 6
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
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- time to get
- or, time to seek.
- Genesis 30:30-43; 31:18; Exodus 12:35,36; Deuteronomy 8:17,18; 2 Kings 5:26; 8:9
- an a time to lose
- Matthew 16:25,26; 19:29; Mark 8:35-37; 10:28-30; Luke 9:24,25
- and a time to cast
- 11:1; 2 Kings 7:15; Psalms 112:9; Isaiah 2:20; Jonah 1:5; Acts 27:19,38; Philippians 3:7,8; Hebrews 10:34,35
Verse 7
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
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- time to rend
- Genesis 37:29,34; 2 Samuel 1:11; 3:31; 1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 5:7; 6:30; Jeremiah 36:24; Joel 2:13; Acts 9:39
- time to keep
- Job 2:13; Psalms 39:2; Isaiah 36:21; Jeremiah 8:14; Lamentations 3:28; Amos 5:13; 8:3; Micah 7:5
- and a time to speak
- Genesis 44:18,34; 1 Samuel 19:4,5; 25:24-44; Esther 4:13,14; 7:4; Job 32:4-37; Proverbs 24:11,12; 31:8,9; Luke 19:37-40; Acts 4:20
Verse 8
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
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- time to love
- Ezekiel 16:8; Psalms 139:21; Ephesians 3:19; 5:25,28,29; Titus 2:4
- a time to hate
- 2 Chronicles 19:2; Luke 14:26; Revelation 2:2
- a time of war
- Genesis 14:14-17; Joshua 8:1-29; 11:23; 2 Samuel 10:6-19; 1 Kings 5:4; 2 Chronicles 20:1-29,30
Verse 9
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
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- 1:3; 2:11,22,23; 5:16; Proverbs 14:23; Matthew 16:26
Verse 10
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
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- 1:13,14; 2:26; Genesis 3:19; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:8
Verse 11
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
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- hath made
- 7:29; Genesis 1:31; Deuteronomy 32:4; Mark 7:37
- also
- Matthew 13:22; Romans 1:19,20,28
- so
- 8:17; Job 11:7; 37:23; Psalms 104:24; Matthew 11:27; Romans 11:33
Verse 12
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
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- but
- 22; 9:7-9; Deuteronomy 28:63; Psalms 37:3; Isaiah 64:5; Luke 11:41; Acts 20:35; Philippians 4:4-9; 1 Thessalonians 5:15,16; 1 Timothy 6:18
Verse 13
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
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- 2:24; 5:18-20; 6:2; 9:7; Deuteronomy 28:30,31,47,48; Judges 6:3-6; Psalms 128:2; Isaiah 65:21-23
Verse 14
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
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- whatsoever
- Psalms 33:11; 119:90,91; Isaiah 46:10; Daniel 4:34,35; Acts 2:23; 4:28; Romans 11:36; Ephesians 3:11; Titus 1:2; James 1:17
- nothing
- Psalms 76:10; Proverbs 19:21; 21:30; 30:6; Isaiah 10:12-15; Daniel 8:8; 11:2-4; John 19:10,11,28-37; Acts 5:39
- God doeth it
- Psalms 64:9; Isaiah 59:18,19; Revelation 15:4
Verse 15
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
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- which hath
- 1:9,10
- past
- Heb. driven away.
Verse 16
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
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- 4:1; 5:8; 1 Kings 21:9-21; Psalms 58:1,2; 82:2-5; 94:21,22; Isaiah 59:14; Micah 2:2; 7:3; Zephaniah 3:3; Matthew 26:59; Acts 23:3; James 2:6
Verse 17
I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
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- said
- 1:16; 2:1
- God
- 12:14; Genesis 18:25; Psalms 98:9; Matthew 16:27; 25:31-46; John 5:22,26-29; Acts 17:31; Romans 2:5-9; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10; Revelation 20:11-15
- for
- 1; Jeremiah 29:10,11; Daniel 11:40; 12:4,9,11-13; Acts 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:1; 2 Peter 3:7,8; Revelation 11:2,3,18; 17:12-17; 20:2,7-9
Verse 18
I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
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- concerning
- Genesis 3:17-19; Job 14:1-4; 15:16; Psalms 49:14,19,20; 73:18,19; 90:5-12; Hebrews 9:27; 1 Peter 1:24
- that God, etc
- or, that they might clear God, and see, etc.
- Job 40:8; Psalms 51:4; Romans 3:4; 9:23
- and that
- Psalms 73:22; 2 Peter 2:12
Verse 19
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
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- that which
- 2:16; Psalms 49:12,20; 92:6,7
- as the
- 2 Samuel 14:14; Job 14:10-12; Psalms 104:29
- for
- 2:20-23; Psalms 39:5,6; 89:47,48
Verse 20
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
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- go
- 21; 6:6; 9:10; Genesis 25:8,17; Numbers 27:13; Job 7:9; 17:13; 30:24; Psalms 49:14
- all are
- Genesis 3:19; Job 10:9,10; 34:15; Psalms 104:29; Daniel 12:2
Verse 21
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
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- knoweth
- 12:7; Luke 16:22,23; John 14:3; Acts 1:25; 2 Corinthians 5:1,8; Philippians 1:23
- of man that goeth upwards
- Heb. of the sons of man that is ascending.
Verse 22
Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
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- nothing
- 11,12; 2:10,11,24; 5:18-20; 8:15; 9:7-9; 11:9; Deuteronomy 12:7,18; 26:10,11; Deuteronomy 28:47; Romans 12:11,12; Philippians 4:4,5
- who
- 6:12; 8:7; 9:12; 10:14; Job 14:21; Daniel 12:9,10,13; Matthew 6:34
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Bibliography Information
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Ecclesiastes 3:4". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/ecclesiastes-3.html.
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