Ecclesiastes 3:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”

Ecclesiastes 3:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 3:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 3:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.”

Ecclesiastes 3:8 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.”

Ecclesiastes 3:8 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 3:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A time to love, And a time to hate. A time of war, And a time of peace.”

Ecclesiastes 3:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.”

Ecclesiastes 3:8 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A time to loue, and a time to hate: a time of warre, and a time of peace.”

Ecclesiastes 3:8 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:8 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3

6 Tiempo de agenciar, y tiempo de perder; tiempo de guardar, y tiempo de arrojar;

7 Tiempo de romper, y tiempo de coser; tiempo de callar, y tiempo de hablar;

8 Tiempo de amar, y tiempo de aborrecer; tiempo de guerra, y tiempo de paz.

9 ¿Qué provecho tiene el que trabaja en lo que trabaja?

10 Yo he visto el trabajo que Dios ha dado á los hijos de los hombres para que en él se ocupasen.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:8 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 3:8 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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