Ecclesiastes 3:8
A time to love and a time to hate,—A time of war, and a time of peace.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 profit hath he that worketh, in that wherein, himself, hath toiled?
Cross References
Genesis 14:14So Abram, hearing that his brother had been taken captive, drew forth his trained men born in his house three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
Joshua 11:23So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh had spoken unto Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel, according to their portions by their tribes,—and, the land, had rest from war.
1 Kings 5:4but, now, Yahweh my God hath given me rest on every side,—there is neither adversary nor incident of evil.
2 Chronicles 19:2And there came out to meet him, Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, who said unto King Jehoshaphat, Unto the lawless, was it [right] to give help? and, on them who hate Yahweh, to bestow thy love? For this cause, therefore, is there wrath against thee, from before Yahweh;
Psalms 105:25He let them turn their heart—To hate his people, To deal treacherously with his servants;
Ezekiel 16:8And I passed by thee and looked upon thee and lo! thy time was the time for endearments, So I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy shame, And took an oath to thee And entered into covenant with thee. Declareth My Lord. Yahweh. And thou didst become 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 →