Eclesiastes 3

Everything Has Its Time

1 To everything thereis a season,

A *Eccl. 3:17; 8:6time for every purpose under heaven:

2 A time to be born,

And *Job 14:5; Heb. 9:27a time to die;

A time to plant,

And a time to pluck whatis 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 *Rom. 12:15weep,

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;

*Joel 2:16; 1 Cor. 7:5A time to embrace,

And a time to refrain from embracing;

6 A time to gain,

And a time to lose;

A time to keep,

And a time to throw away;

7 A time to tear,

And a time to sew;

*Amos 5:13A time to keep silence,

And a time to *Prov. 25:11speak;

8 A time to love,

And a time to *Prov. 13:5; Luke 14:26hate;

A time of war,

And a time of peace.