Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:11-15

We have seen what changes there are in the world, and must not expect to find the world more sure to us than it has been to others. Now here Solomon shows the hand of God in all those changes; it is he that has made every creature to be that to us which it is, and therefore we must have our eye always upon him. I. We must make the best of that which is, and must believe it best for the present, and accommodate ourselves to it: He has made every thing beautiful in his time (Eccl. 3:11), and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:11

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time ,.... That is, God has made everything; as all things in creation are made by him, for his pleasure and glory, and all well and wisely, there is a beauty in them all: so all things in providence; he upholds all things; he governs and orders all things according to the counsel of his will; some things are done immediately by him, others by instruments, and some are only permitted by him; some he does himself, some he wills to be done by others,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:11

Beautiful in his time - God's works are well done; there are order, harmony, and beauty in them all. Even the caterpillar is a finished beauty in all the changes through which it passes, when its structure is properly examined, and the ends kept in view in which each change is to issue. Nothing of this kind can be said of the works of man. The most finished works of art are bungling jobs, when compared with the meanest operation of nature. He hath set the world in their heart - העולם ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Section 4. In confirmation of the truth that man's happiness depends upon the will of God, Koheleth proceeds to show how Providence arranges even the minutest concerns; that man can alter nothing, must make the best of things as they are, bear with anomalies, bounding his desires by this present life. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:10-15

There is a plan and system in all the circumstances of man's life; he feels this instinctively, but he cannot comprehend it. His duty is to make the best of the present, and to recognize the immutability of the law that governs all things. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:11

He hath made every thing beautiful in his ( its ) time . "Everything:" ( eth hacol ) does not refer so much to the original creation which God made very good ( Genesis 1:31 ), as to the travail and business mentioned in Ecclesiastes 3:10 . All parts of this have, in God's design, a beauty and a harmony, their own season for appearance and development, their work to do in carrying on the majestic march of Providence. Also he hath set the world in their heart. "The world;" ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:11

Rather, He hath made all (the travail, Ecclesiastes 3:10) beautiful (fit, in harmony with the whole work of God) in its time; also He hath set eternity in their heart (i. e., the heart of the sons of men, Ecclesiastes 3:10).The word, translated “world” in the text, and “eternity” in this note, is used seven times in Ecclesiastes.The interpretation “eternity,” is conceived in the sense of a long indefinite period of time, in accordance with the use of the word throughout this book, and the rest... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 3:11

Ecclesiastes 3:11. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time This seems to be added as an apology for God’s providence, notwithstanding all the contrary events and confusions which are in the world. He hath made Or, doth make, or do, by his providence in the government of the world; every thing Which he doth, either immediately, or by the ministry of men, or other creatures; beautiful Convenient, so that, all things considered, it could not have been better; in its time Or ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

Events controlled by God’s fixed order (3:1-15)In 1:1-11 the author considered the ceaseless toil and repetition in the natural world and decided that life was useless. Now (ignoring for the moment the conclusions he has just outlined in 2:24-26) he considers the fixed order of events in the world. It appears to him that everything happens at the time God has decided it will happen. In view of this, all human effort to improve life is useless. People can change nothing (3:1-9).Human beings may... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 3:11

his time = its proper season. set = put. the world. Hebrew. 'olam = the ages; or the world (in relation to time). Here, put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject) for that which is inscrutable by man, viz. obscurity as to the past and the future ages, resulting in man's incapacity for finding out, or comprehending the whole of what God doeth. This has resulted from the Fall. their: i.e. the sons of men (Ecclesiastes 3:10 ). God. Hebrew. Elohim. (with Art.) = the true God, or the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:11-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 3:11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 3:11

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