Ecclesiastes 3
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-10

1There is an appointedH2165 timeH2165 for everythingH3605. And there is a 1timeH6256 for everyH3605 matterH2656 underH8478 heavenH8064--2A timeH6256 to giveH3205 birthH3205 and a 2timeH6256 to dieH4191; A timeH6256 to plantH5193 and a timeH6256 to uprootH6131 what is plantedH5193.3A 3timeH6256 to killH2026 and a timeH6256 to healH7495; A timeH6256 to tearH6555 downH6555 and a timeH6256 to buildH1129 upH1129.4A timeH6256 to 4weepH1058 and a timeH6256 to 5laughH7832; A timeH6256 to mournH5594 and a timeH6256 to 6danceH7540.5A timeH6256 to throwH7993 stonesH68 and a timeH6256 to gatherH3664 stonesH68; A timeH6256 to embraceH2263 and a timeH6256 to shunH7368 embracingH2263.6A timeH6256 to searchH1245 and a timeH6256 to giveH6 upH6 asH6 lostH6; A timeH6256 to keepH8104 and a timeH6256 to throwH7993 awayH7993.7A timeH6256 to tearH7167 apartH7167 and a timeH6256 to sewH8609 togetherH8609; A timeH6256 to 7be silentH2814 and a timeH6256 to speakH1696.8A timeH6256 to loveH157 and a timeH6256 to 8hateH8130; A timeH6256 for warH4421 and a timeH6256 for peaceH7965.

99WhatH4100 benefitH3504 is there for the workerH6213 from that in whichH834 he laborsH6001? 10I have seenH7200 the 10taskH6045 whichH834 GodH430 has givenH5414 the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 with which to 11occupyH6030 themselves.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Eccl 3:17; 8:6 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 3:2 Job 14:5; Heb 9:27 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 3:3 Gen 9:6; 1 Sam 2:6; Hos 6:1, 2 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 3:4 Rom 12:15 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 3:4 Ps 126:2 ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 3:4 Ex 15:20 ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 3:7 Amos 5:13 ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 3:8 Ps 101:3; Prov 13:5 ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 3:9 Eccl 1:3; 2:11; 5:16 ↩
  10. 10. Ecclesiastes 3:10 Eccl 1:13; 2:26 ↩
  11. 11. Ecclesiastes 3:10 Or trouble ↩

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