Ecclesiastes 3:7New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a time to speak.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— A time to rend, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— A time to rend, and a time to sew,—A time to be silent, and a time to speak;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— A time to rent, and a time to sowe: a time to keepe silence, and a time to speake.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— A time to rent, and a time to sow: a time to keepe silence, and a time to speake.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— A time to rend and a time to sew; a time to keep silent and a time to speak;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; |
A time
6256 {6256} Primeעֵת`eth{ayth}
From H5703; time, especially (adverbially with preposition) now, when, etc.
to rend,
7167 {7167} Primeקָרַעqara`{kaw-rah'}
A primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively ( revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them).
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
and a time
6256 {6256} Primeעֵת`eth{ayth}
From H5703; time, especially (adverbially with preposition) now, when, etc.
to sew;
8609 {8609} Primeתָּפַרtaphar{taw-far'}
A primitive root; to sew.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
a time
6256 {6256} Primeעֵת`eth{ayth}
From H5703; time, especially (adverbially with preposition) now, when, etc.
to keep silence,
2814 {2814} Primeחָשָׁהchashah{khaw-shaw'}
A primitive root; to hush or keep quiet.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
and a time
6256 {6256} Primeעֵת`eth{ayth}
From H5703; time, especially (adverbially with preposition) now, when, etc.
to speak;
1696 {1696} Primeדִּבֵּרdabar{daw-bar'}
A primitive root; perhaps properly to arrange; but used figuratively (of words) to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue.
z8763 <8763> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 790 |
Ecclesiastes 3:7
_ _ rend — garments, in mourning (Joel 2:13); figuratively, nations, as Israel from Judah, already foretold, in Solomon’s time (1 Kings 11:30, 1 Kings 11:31), to be “sewed” together hereafter (Ezekiel 37:15, Ezekiel 37:22).
_ _ silence — (Amos 5:13), in a national calamity, or that of a friend (Job 2:13); also not to murmur under God’s visitation (Leviticus 10:3; Psalms 39:1, Psalms 39:2, Psalms 39:9). |
Ecclesiastes 3:7
To rent — When men rend their garments, as they did in great and sudden griefs. |
- time to rend:
Genesis 37:29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
Genesis 37:34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
2 Samuel 1:11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that [were] with him:
2 Samuel 3:31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that [were] with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David [himself] followed the bier.
1 Kings 21:27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
2 Kings 5:7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, [Am] I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
2 Kings 6:30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, [he had] sackcloth within upon his flesh.
Jeremiah 36:24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, [neither] the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Acts 9:39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
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- time to keep:
Job 2:13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that [his] grief was very great.
Psalms 39:2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
Isaiah 36:21 But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
Jeremiah 8:14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
Lamentations 3:28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne [it] upon him.
Amos 5:13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it [is] an evil time.
Amos 8:3 And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: [there shall be] many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast [them] forth with silence.
Micah 7:5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
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- and a time to speak:
Genesis 44:18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou [art] even as Pharaoh.
Genesis 44:34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad [be] not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
1 Samuel 19:4-5 And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works [have been] to thee-ward very good: ... For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest [it], and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
1 Samuel 25:24-44 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, [upon] me [let this] iniquity [be]: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. ... But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which [was] of Gallim.
Esther 4:13-14 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. ... For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, [then] shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for [such] a time as this?
Esther 7:4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
Job 32:4-37:24 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they [were] elder than he. ... Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any [that are] wise of heart.
Proverbs 24:11-12 If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain; ... If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?
Proverbs 31:8-9 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. ... Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Luke 19:37-40 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; ... And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Acts 4:20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
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