Ecclesiastes 3:8
A time to love, And a time to hate. A time of war, And a time of peace.
Young's Literal Translation
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 advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at?
Cross References
Genesis 14:14And Abram heareth that his brother hath been taken captive, and he draweth out his trained domestics, three hundred and eighteen, and pursueth unto Dan.
Joshua 11:23And Joshua taketh the whole of the land, according to all that Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses, and Joshua giveth it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions, by their tribes; and the land hath rest from war.
1 Kings 5:4'And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,
2 Chronicles 19:2and go out unto his presence doth Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, and saith unto king Jehoshaphat, 'To give help to the wicked, and to those hating Jehovah, dost thou love? and for this against thee [is] wrath from before Jehovah,
Psalms 105:25He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.
Ezekiel 16:8And I pass over by thee, and I see thee, And lo, thy time [is] a time of loves, And I spread My skirt over thee, And I cover thy nakedness, And I swear to thee, and come in to a covenant with thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And thou dost 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 →