Ecclesiastes 3:8
A time of love, and a time of hatred. A time of war, and a time of peace.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
In Context
7A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to be silent, and a time to speak.
9What more does a man have from his labor?
Cross References
Genesis 14:14When Abram had heard this, namely, that his brother Lot had been taken captive, he numbered three hundred and eighteen of his own armed men and he went in pursuit all the way to Dan.
Joshua 11:23Thus, Joshua seized all the land, just as the Lord spoke to Moses, and he delivered it as a possession to the sons of Israel, according to their divisions and tribes. And the land rested from battles.
1 Kings 5:4But now the Lord my God has given rest to me on all sides. And there is no adversary, nor occurrence of evil.
2 Chronicles 19:2And the seer Jehu, the son of Hanani, met him, and said to him: “You offer assistance to the impious, and you are joined in friendship with those who hate the Lord. And for this reason, you certainly deserve the wrath of the Lord.
Psalms 105:25And they murmured in their tabernacles. They did not heed the voice of the Lord.
Ezekiel 16:8And I passed by you and saw you. And behold, your time was the time of lovers. And I spread my garment over you, and I covered your disgrace. And I swore to you, and I entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became mine.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:2-11
Mutability of Human Affairs. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 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; 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 weep, 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 together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get,… Read the whole commentary →