Ecclesiastes 3:1
For, every thing, there is a season,—and a time for every pursuit, under the heavens:—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
In Context
2A time to be born, and a time to die,—A time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted;
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:12But, in his distress, he appeased the face of Yahweh his God,—and humbled himself greatly, before the God of his fathers;
Proverbs 24:27Prepare, in the open, thy work, and make ready, in the field, for thyself, Afterwards, shalt thou build thy house.
Ecclesiastes 2:3I sought out with my heart, to cherish with wine, my flesh,—but, my heart, was to guide with wisdom, even in laying hold of folly, until I should see which was blessedness for the sons of men, as to that which they could do, under the heavens, during the number of the days of their life.
Ecclesiastes 3:17Said, I, in my heart, Both the righteous and the lawless, will God judge,—for [there will be] a time for every pursuit, and concerning every work—there.
Ecclesiastes 8:5He that observeth the commandment, will not notice a vexatious thing,—and, of time and manner, will the heart of the wise take note.
Jeremiah 46:17Proclaim ye a name,—Pharaoh, king of Egypt—a Sound! He hath overstepped the time appointed!
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:1
Solomon having shown the vanity of studies, pleasures, and business, and made it to appear that happiness is not to be found in the schools of the learned, nor in the gardens of Epicurus, nor upon the exchange, he proceeds, in this chapter, further to prove his doctrine, and the inference he had drawn from it, That therefore we should cheerfully content ourselves with, and make use of, what God has given us, by showing, I. The mutability of all human affairs, ver. 1-10 . II. The immutability of the divine counsels… Read the whole commentary →