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1To everything there is a season,. A #Eccl. 3:17; 8:6time for every purpose under ... {{#signedIn}}{{/signedIn}}{{^signedIn}}SignInSignUp{{/signedIn}}VersionsLanguagesHelpEventsDonatePrayerVolunteerAboutJobsBlogPressPrivacyPolicyTermsFacebookTwitterInstagramYouTubePinterest BookCancel{{#items}}{{human}}{{/items}}←ChapterCancel{{#items}}{{human}}{{/items}}Ecclesiastes3 3EverythingHasItsTime1Toeverythingthereisaseason,A#Eccl.3:17;8:6timeforeverypurposeunderheaven:2Atimetobeborn,And#Job14:5;Heb.9:27atimetodie;Atimetoplant,Andatimetopluckwhatisplanted;3Atimetokill,Andatimetoheal;Atimetobreakdown,Andatimetobuildup;4Atimeto#Rom.12:15weep,Andatimetolaugh;Atimetomourn,Andatimetodance;5Atimetocastawaystones,Andatimetogatherstones;#Joel2:16;1Cor.7:5Atimetoembrace,Andatimetorefrainfromembracing;6Atimetogain,Andatimetolose;Atimetokeep,Andatimetothrowaway;7Atimetotear,Andatimetosew;#Amos5:13Atimetokeepsilence,Andatimeto#Prov.25:11speak;8Atimetolove,Andatimeto#Prov.13:5;Luke14:26hate;Atimeofwar,Andatimeofpeace.TheGod-GivenTask9#Eccl.1:3Whatprofithastheworkerfromthatinwhichhelabors?10#Eccl.1:13IhaveseentheGod-giventaskwithwhichthesonsofmenaretobeoccupied.11Hehasmadeeverythingbeautifulinitstime.AlsoHehasputeternityintheirhearts,exceptthat#Job5:9;Eccl.7:23;8:17;Rom.11:33noonecanfindouttheworkthatGoddoesfrombeginningtoend.12Iknowthatnothingis#Eccl.2:3,24betterforthemthantorejoice,andtodogoodintheirlives,13andalsothat#Eccl.2:24everymanshouldeatanddrinkandenjoythegoodofallhislabor—itisthegiftofGod.14IknowthatwhateverGoddoes,Itshallbeforever.#James1:17Nothingcanbeaddedtoit,Andnothingtakenfromit.Goddoesit,thatmenshouldfearbeforeHim.15#Eccl.1:9Thatwhichishasalreadybeen,Andwhatistobehasalreadybeen;AndGodrequiresanaccountofwhatispast.InjusticeSeemstoPrevail16Moreover#Eccl.5:8Isawunderthesun:Intheplaceofjudgment,Wickednesswasthere;Andintheplaceofrighteousness,Iniquitywasthere.17Isaidinmyheart,#Gen.18:25;Ps.96:13;Eccl.11:9;(Matt.16:27;Rom.2:6–10;2Cor.5:10;2Thess.1:6–9)“Godshalljudgetherighteousandthewicked,Forthereisatimethereforeverypurposeandforeverywork.”18Isaidinmyheart,“Concerningtheconditionofthesonsofmen,Godteststhem,thattheymayseethattheythemselvesarelikeanimals.”19#Ps.49:12,20;73:22;(Eccl.2:16)Forwhathappenstothesonsofmenalsohappenstoanimals;onethingbefallsthem:asonedies,sodiestheother.Surely,theyallhaveonebreath;manhasnoadvantageoveranimals,forallisvanity.20Allgotooneplace:#Gen.3:19;Ps.103:14allarefromthedust,andallreturntodust.21#Eccl.12:7Whoknowsthespiritofthesonsofmen,whichgoesupward,andthespiritoftheanimal,whichgoesdowntotheearth?22#Eccl.2:24;5:18SoIperceivedthatnothingisbetterthanthatamanshouldrejoiceinhisownworks,for#Eccl.2:10thatishisheritage.#Eccl.6:12;8:7Forwhocanbringhimtoseewhatwillhappenafterhim? TheHolyBible,NewKingJamesVersion,Copyright©1982ThomasNelson.Allrightsreserved.LearnMoreAboutNewKingJamesVersionExploreEcclesiastes3byVerseEcclesiastes3:1Ecclesiastes3:2Ecclesiastes3:3Ecclesiastes3:4Ecclesiastes3:5Ecclesiastes3:6Ecclesiastes3:7Ecclesiastes3:8Ecclesiastes3:9Ecclesiastes3:10Ecclesiastes3:11Ecclesiastes3:12Ecclesiastes3:13Ecclesiastes3:14Ecclesiastes3:15Ecclesiastes3:16Ecclesiastes3:17Ecclesiastes3:18Ecclesiastes3:19Ecclesiastes3:20Ecclesiastes3:21Ecclesiastes3:22English(US)English(US) LanguageCancel{{#items}}{{nativeName}}{{/items}}