전도서 3:1-4 KRV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-10

The scope of these verses is to show, 1. That we live in a world of changes, that the several events of time, and conditions of human life, are vastly different from one another, and yet occur promiscuously, and we are continually passing and repassing between them, as in the revolutions of every day and every year. In the wheel of nature (Jas. 3:6) sometimes one spoke is uppermost and by and by the contrary; there is a constant ebbing and flowing, waxing and waning; from one extreme to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1

To every thing there is a season ,.... A set determined time, when everything shall come into being, how long it shall continue, and in what circumstances; all things that have been, are, or shall be, were foreordained by God, and he has determined the times before appointed for their being, duration, and end; which times and seasons he has in his own power: there was a determined time for the whole universe, and for all persons and things in it; a settled fixed moment for the world to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:2

A time to be born ,.... The Targum is, "to beget sons and daughters;' but rather it is to bear them, there being a time in nature fixed for that, called the hour of a woman, Job 14:1 ; and a time to die ; the time of a man's coming into the world and going out of it, both being fixed by the Lord F6 "Stat sua cuique dies, breve et irreparabile tempus omnibus est vitae"; Virgil. Aeneid. l. 10. : this is true of all men in general, of all men that come into the world, for whom... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:3

A time to kill, and a time to heal ,.... A time to kill may be meant of a violent death, as a time to die is of a natural one; so the Targum, "a time to kill in war;' or else, by the hand of the civil magistrate, such who deserve death. Aben Ezra interprets it "to wound", because of the opposite "to heal"; and so there is a time when wounds and diseases are incurable, and baffle all the skill of the physician, being designed unto death; and there is a time when, by the blessing of God on... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:4

A time to weep, and a time to laugh ,.... There is a time for these things, as it goes ill or well with persons, as to their health, estate, or friends; and as it goes ill or well with kingdoms and states. The Jews wept when they were in Babylon, and their mouths were filled with laughter when their captivity was returned, Psalm 137:1 ; and as it goes ill or well with the church of Christ, when there are corruptions in doctrine and worship, a neglect of ordinances, declensions in faith and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose - Two general remarks may be made on the first eight verses of this chapter. God by his providence governs the world, and has determined particular things and operations to particular times. In those times such things may be done with propriety and success; but if we neglect the appointed seasons, we sin against this providence, and become the authors of our own distresses. God has given to man that portion of duration called... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:2

A time to be born, and a time to die - plant - read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:3

A time to kill, - heal, - break down, - build up - read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:4

A time to weep, - laugh, - mourn, - dance - read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1

To every thing there is u season, and a time to every purpose under heaven . . "Season" and "time" are rendered by the LXX . καιρός and χρόνος . The word for "season" ( zeman ), denotes a fixed, definite portion of time; while eth , " time ," signifies rather the beginning of a period, or is used as a general appellation. The two ideas are sometimes concurrent in the New Testament; e . g . Acts 1:7 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:1 . So in Wis. 8:8, "wisdom to foreseeth... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1

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