Ecclesiastes 3 NIV - A Time for Everything - Bible Gateway

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ATimeforEverything3 Thereisatime(A)foreverything,    andaseasonforeveryactivityundertheheavens:2     atimetobebornandatimetodie,    atimetoplantandatimetouproot,(B)3     atimetokill(C)andatimetoheal,    atimetoteardownandatimetobuild,4     atimetoweepandatimetolaugh,    atimetomournandatimetodance,5     atimetoscatterstonesandatimetogatherthem,    atimetoembraceandatimetorefrainfromembracing,6     atimetosearchandatimetogiveup,    atimetokeepandatimetothrowaway,7     atimetotearandatimetomend,    atimetobesilent(D)andatimetospeak,8     atimetoloveandatimetohate,    atimeforwarandatimeforpeace.9 Whatdoworkersgainfromtheirtoil?(E)10 IhaveseentheburdenGodhaslaidonthehumanrace.(F)11 Hehasmadeeverythingbeautifulinitstime.(G)Hehasalsoseteternityinthehumanheart;yet[a]noonecanfathom(H)whatGodhasdonefrombeginningtoend.(I)12 Iknowthatthereisnothingbetterforpeoplethantobehappyandtodogoodwhiletheylive.13 Thateachofthemmayeatanddrink,(J)andfindsatisfaction(K)inalltheirtoil—thisisthegiftofGod.(L)14 IknowthateverythingGoddoeswillendureforever;nothingcanbeaddedtoitandnothingtakenfromit.Goddoesitsothatpeoplewillfearhim.(M)15 Whateverishasalreadybeen,(N)    andwhatwillbehasbeenbefore;(O)    andGodwillcallthepasttoaccount.[b]16 AndIsawsomethingelseunderthesun:Intheplaceofjudgment—wickednesswasthere,    intheplaceofjustice—wickednesswasthere.17 Isaidtomyself,“Godwillbringintojudgment(P)    boththerighteousandthewicked,fortherewillbeatimeforeveryactivity,    atimetojudgeeverydeed.”(Q)18 Ialsosaidtomyself,“Asforhumans,Godteststhemsothattheymayseethattheyareliketheanimals.(R)19 Surelythefateofhumanbeings(S)islikethatoftheanimals;thesamefateawaitsthemboth:Asonedies,sodiestheother.Allhavethesamebreath[c];humanshavenoadvantageoveranimals.Everythingismeaningless.20 Allgotothesameplace;allcomefromdust,andtodustallreturn.(T)21 Whoknowsifthehumanspiritrisesupward(U)andifthespiritoftheanimalgoesdownintotheearth?”22 SoIsawthatthereisnothingbetterforapersonthantoenjoytheirwork,(V)becausethatistheirlot.(W)Forwhocanbringthemtoseewhatwillhappenafterthem? FootnotesEcclesiastes3:11Oralsoplacedignoranceinthehumanheart,sothat Ecclesiastes3:15OrGodcallsbackthepast Ecclesiastes3:19Orspirit CrossreferencesEcclesiastes3:1:ver11,17;Ecc8:6 Ecclesiastes3:2:Isa28:24 Ecclesiastes3:3:SDt5:17 Ecclesiastes3:7:SEst4:14 Ecclesiastes3:9:SEcc1:3 Ecclesiastes3:10:SEcc1:13 Ecclesiastes3:11:Sver1 Ecclesiastes3:11:SJob11:7 Ecclesiastes3:11:SJob28:23;Ro11:33 Ecclesiastes3:13:Ecc2:3 Ecclesiastes3:13:Ps34:12 Ecclesiastes3:13:SDt12:7,18;SEcc2:24 Ecclesiastes3:14:SJob23:15;Ecc5:7;7:18;8:12-13 Ecclesiastes3:15:Ecc6:10 Ecclesiastes3:15:SEcc1:9 Ecclesiastes3:17:SJob19:29;Ecc11:9;12:14 Ecclesiastes3:17:ver1 Ecclesiastes3:18:SPs73:22 Ecclesiastes3:19:SEcc2:14 Ecclesiastes3:20:SGe2:7;SJob34:15 Ecclesiastes3:21:Ecc12:7 Ecclesiastes3:22:SEcc2:24 Ecclesiastes3:22:SJob31:2 Next Ecclesiastes2Ecclesiastes4Next dropdown NewInternationalVersion(NIV)HolyBible,NewInternationalVersion®,NIV®Copyright©1973,1978,1984,2011byBiblica,Inc.®Usedbypermission.Allrightsreservedworldwide.NIVReverseInterlinearBible:EnglishtoHebrewandEnglishtoGreek.Copyright©2019byZondervan. 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