NASB — Ecclesiastes 3 — KJV

A Time for Everything

1 There is an appointed° time° for everything°. And there is a atime° for every° Ievent° under° heaven°
  2 A time° to give° birth° and a atime° to die°;
  A time° to plant° and a time° to uproot° what is planted°.
  3 A atime° to kill° and a time° to heal°;
  A time° to tear° down° and a time° to build° up.
  4 A time° to aweep° and a time° to blaugh°;
  A time° to mourn° and a time° to cdance°.
  5 A time° to throw° stones° and a time° to gather° stones°;
  A time° to embrace° and a time° to shun° embracing°.
  6 A time° to search° and a time° to give° up as lost°;
  A time° to keep° and a time° to throw° away°.
  7 A time° to tear° apart° and a time° to sew° together°;
  A time° to abe silent° and a time° to speak°.
  8 A time° to love° and a time° to ahate°;
  A time° for war° and a time° for peace°.

[1] ILit delight aEc 3:17; 8:6
[2] aJb 14:5; He 9:27
[3] aGn 9:6; 1S 2:6; Ho 6:1, 2
[4] aRo 12:15 bPs 126:2 cEx 15:20
[7] aAm 5:13
[8] aPs 101:3; Pv 13:5

9aWhat° profit° is there to the worker° from that in which° he toils°? 10 I have seen° the atask° which° God° has given° the sons° of men° with which to occupy° themselves.

[9] aEc 1:3; 2:11; 5:16
[10] aEc 1:13; 2:26

God Set Eternity in the Heart of Man

11 He has amade° everything° Iappropriate° in its time°. He has also° set° eternity° in their heart°, IIyet° so° that man° bwill not find° out the work° which° God° has done° from the beginning° even to the end°.

[11] ILit beautiful IIOr without which man aGn 1:31 bJb 5:9; Ec 7:23; 8:17; Ro 11:33

12 ¶ I know° that there° is anothing° better° for them than°° to rejoice° and to do° good° in one’s lifetime°; 13 moreover°, that every° man° who° eats° and drinks° sees° good° in all° his labor°—it is the agift° of God°. 14 I know° that everything°° God° does° will remain° forever°; there° is nothing° to add° to it and there° is nothing° to take° from it, for God° has [so] worked° that men should Iafear° Him. 15 That awhich°° is has been° already° and that which° will be has already° been°, for God° seeks° what has passed° by.

[12] aEc 2:24
[13] aEc 2:24; 5:19
[14] IOr be in awe before Him aEc 5:7; 7:18; 8:12, 13; 12:13
[15] aEc 1:9; 6:10

16 ¶ Furthermore°, I have seen° under° the sun° [that] in the place° of justice° there° is awickedness° and in the place° of righteousness° there° is wickedness°. 17 I said° Ito myself°, “aGod° will judge° both the righteous° man° and the wicked° man°,” for a btime° for every° IImatter° and for every° deed° is there°. 18 I said° Ito myself° concerning°° the sons° of men°, “God° has surely tested° them in order for them to see° that they are but abeasts°.” 19 aFor the fate° of the sons° of men° and the fate° of beasts° Iis the same°. As one° dies° so° dies° the other°; indeed, they all° have the same° breath° and there° is no° advantage° for man° over° beast°, for all° is IIvanity°. 20 All° go° to the same° place°. All° came° from the adust° and all° return° to the dust°. 21 Who° knows° that the abreath° of man° ascends° upward° and the breath° of the beast° descends° downward° to the earth°? 22 I have seen° that anothing° is better° than° that man° should be happy° in his activities°, for that is his lot°. For who° will bring° him to see° bwhat° will occur° after° him?

[16] aEc 4:1; 5:8; 8:9
[17] ILit in my heart IIOr delight aGn 18:25; Ps 96:13; 98:9; Ec 11:9; Mt 16:27; Ro 2:6-10; 2Th 1:6-9 bEc 3:1; 8:6
[18] ILit in my heart aPs 49:12, 20; 73:22
[19] ILit and they have one fate IIOr futility aPs 49:12; Ec 9:12
[20] aGn 3:19; Ps 103:14; Ec 12:7
[21] aEc 12:7
[22] aEc 2:24 bEc 2:18; 6:12; 8:7; 10:14


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By the necessary change of times, vanity is added to human travail.

1 ¶ To every² [thing there is] a season,º and a timeº to every² purposeº under² the heaven:º 2 A timeº to be born,ºª and a timeº to die;ºª a timeº to plant,ºª and a timeº to pluck upºª [that which is] planted;ºª 3 A timeº to kill,ºª and a timeº to heal;ºª a timeº to break down,ºª and a timeº to build up;ºª 4 A timeº to weep,ºª and a timeº to laugh;ºª a timeº to mourn,ºª and a timeº to dance;ºª 5 A timeº to cast awayºª stones,º and a timeº to gather¹ª stones¹ together;ºª² a timeº to embrace,ºª and a timeº to refrainºª from embracing;ºª² 6 A timeº to get,ºª and a timeº to lose;ºª a timeº to keep,ºª and a timeº to cast away;ºª 7 A timeº to rend,ºª and a timeº to sew;ºª a timeº to keep silence,ºª and a timeº to speak;ºª 8 A timeº to love,ºª and a timeº to hate;ºª a timeº of war,º and a timeº of peace.º 9 What² profitº hath he that workethºª in that whereinº he² laboureth?º 10 I have seenºª² the travail,º which² Godº hath givenºª to the sonsº of menº to be exercisedºª in it.

[1] 2K 5:26; 2Ch 33:12; Pv 15:23; Ec 1:13; 2:3, 17; 3:17; 7:14; 8:5; Mt 16:3.
[2] Gn 17:21; 21:1; 47:29; Nu 20:24; 27:12; Dt 3:23; 34:5; 1S 2:5; 1K 13:2; 2K 4:16; Jb 7:1; 14:5, 14; Ps 52:5; 113:9; Is 5:2; 38:1, 5; 54:1; Jr 1:10; 18:7; 45:4; Mt 13:28, 41; 15:13; Lk 1:13, 20, 36; Jn 7:30; 16:21; Ac 7:17, 20; Ga 4:4; He 9:27.
[3] Nu 26:6; Dt 32:39; 1S 2:6, 25; Is 5:5; 38:5; 44:26; Jr 31:28; 33:6; 45:4; Ezk 13:14; Dn 9:25; Ho 6:1; Zc 1:12; Lk 9:54; Ac 5:15.
[4] Gn 21:6; Ex 15:20; 2S 6:16; Ne 8:9; 9:1; Ps 30:5; 126:1, 5; Is 22:12; Mt 9:15; 11:17; Lk 1:13, 58; 6:21; Jn 16:20; Ro 12:15; 2Co 7:10; Jm 4:9.
[5] Ex 19:15; Jsh 4:3; 10:27; 1S 21:4; 2S 18:17; 2K 3:25; So 2:6; Jol 2:16; 1Co 7:5.
[6] Gn 30:30; 31:18; Ex 12:35; Dt 8:17; 2K 5:26; 7:15; 8:9; Ps 112:9; Ec 11:1; Is 2:20; Jna 1:5; Mt 16:25; 19:29; Mk 8:35; 10:28; Lk 9:24; Ac 27:19, 38; Php 3:7; He 10:34.
[7] Gn 37:29, 34; 44:18, 34; 1S 19:4; 25:24; 2S 1:11; 3:31; 1K 21:27; 2K 5:7; 6:30; Es 4:13; 7:4; Jb 2:13; 32:4; Ps 39:2; Pv 24:11; 31:8; Is 36:21; Jr 8:14; 36:24; Lm 3:28; Jol 2:13; Am 5:13; 8:3; Mi 7:5; Lk 19:37; Ac 4:20; 9:39.
[8] Gn 14:14; Jsh 8:1; 11:23; 2S 10:6; 1K 5:4; 2Ch 19:2; 20:1, 30; Ps 139:21; Ezk 16:8; Lk 14:26; Ep 3:19; 5:25, 28; Tit 2:4; Rv 2:2.
[9] Pv 14:23; Ec 1:3; 2:11, 22; 5:16; Mt 16:26.
[10] Gn 3:19; Ec 1:13; 2:26; 1Th 2:9; 2Th 3:8.

There is an excellency in God's works:

11 He hath madeºª² every² [thing] beautifulº in his time:º also² he hath setºª² the worldº in their heart,º so that¹² no²² manº can find outºª² the workº that² Godº makethºª from the beginningº² to² the end.º 12 I knowºª that² [there is] no² goodº in them, but² for² [a man] to rejoice,ºª and to doºª goodº in his life.º 13 And also² that every man¹ should eatºª²²² and drink,ºª and enjoyºª the goodº of all² his labour,º it² [is] the giftº of God.º 14 I knowºª that,² whatsoever²² Godº doeth,ºª it² shall be² for ever:º nothingº can be putºª to² it, nor² any thing takenºª from² it: and Godº doethºª [it], that [men] should fearºª² beforeº² him. 15 That which hath been²²² is now;º and that² which² is to be² hath alreadyº been;² and Godº requirethºª² that which is past.ºª

[11] Gn 1:31; Dt 32:4; Jb 11:7; 37:23; Ps 104:24; Ec 7:29; 8:17; Mt 11:27; 13:22; Mk 7:37; Ro 1:19, 28; 11:33.
[12] Dt 28:63; Ps 37:3; Ec 3:22; 9:7; Is 64:5; Lk 11:41; Ac 20:35; Php 4:4; 1Th 5:15; 1Ti 6:18.
[13] Dt 28:30, 47; Jg 6:3; Ps 128:2; Ec 2:24; 5:18; 6:2; 9:7; Is 65:21.
[14] Ps 33:11; 64:9; 76:10; 119:90; Pv 19:21; 21:30; 30:6; Is 10:12; 46:10; 59:18; Dn 4:34; 8:8; 11:2; Jn 19:10, 28; Ac 2:23; 4:28; 5:39; Ro 11:36; Ep 3:11; Tit 1:2; Jm 1:17; Rv 15:4.
[15] Ec 1:9.

but as for man, God shall judge his works there, and here he shall be like a beast.

16 ¶ And moreover² I sawºª under² the sunº the placeº of judgment,º [that] wickednessº [was] there;² and the placeº of righteousness,º [that] iniquityº [was] there.² 17 I² saidºª in mine heart,º Godº shall judgeºª² the righteousº and the wicked:º for² [there is] a timeº there² for every² purposeº and for² every² work.º 18 I² saidºª in mine heartº concerning² the estateº of the sonsº of men,º that Godº might manifestºª them, and that they² might seeºª that they¹² themselves are beasts.º 19 For² that which befallethº the sonsº of menº befallethº beasts;º even one thingº befallethº them: as the one² dieth,º so² diethº the other;º yea, they have all² oneº breath;º so that a manº hath no² preeminenceº above² a beast:º for² all² [is] vanity.º 20 All² goºª unto² oneº place;º all² are² of² the dust,º and all² turn¹ª to dust¹ again.ºª²² 21 Who² knowethºª the spiritº of manº¹ that² goethºª upward,º and the spiritº of the beastº that² goethºª downwardº to the earth?º 22 Wherefore I perceiveºª that² [there is] nothing² better,º than that²² a manº should rejoiceºª in his own works;º for² that² [is] his portion:º for² who² shall bringºª him to seeºª what shall be²²² afterº him?

[16] 1K 21:9; Ps 58:1; 82:2; 94:21; Ec 4:1; 5:8; Is 59:14; Mi 2:2; 7:3; Zp 3:3; Mt 26:59; Ac 23:3; Jm 2:6.
[17] Gn 18:25; Ps 98:9; Ec 1:16; 2:1; 3:1; 12:14; Jr 29:10; Dn 11:40; 12:4, 9, 11; Mt 16:27; 25:31; Jn 5:22, 26; Ac 1:7; 17:31; Ro 2:5; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 5:10; 1Th 5:1; 2Th 1:6; 2P 3:7; Rv 11:2, 18; 17:12; 20:2, 7, 11.
[18] Gn 3:17; Jb 14:1; 15:16; 40:8; Ps 49:14, 19; 51:4; 73:18, 22; 90:5; Ro 3:4; 9:23; He 9:27; 1P 1:24; 2P 2:12.
[19] 2S 14:14; Jb 14:10; Ps 39:5; 49:12, 20; 89:47; 92:6; 104:29; Ec 2:16, 20.
[20] Gn 3:19; 25:8, 17; Nu 27:13; Jb 7:9; 10:9; 17:13; 30:24; 34:15; Ps 49:14; 104:29; Ec 3:21; 6:6; 9:10; Dn 12:2.
[21] Ec 12:7; Lk 16:22; Jn 14:3; Ac 1:25; 2Co 5:1, 8; Php 1:23.
[22] Dt 12:7, 18; 26:10; 28:47; Jb 14:21; Ec 2:10, 24; 3:11; 5:18; 6:12; 8:7, 15; 9:7, 12; 10:14; 11:9; Dn 12:9, 13; Mt 6:34; Ro 12:11; Php 4:4.


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