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 un temps pour chercher, et un temps pour perdre; un temps pour garder, et un temps pour jeter;
7 un temps pour déchirer, et un temps pour coudre; un temps pour se taire, et un temps pour parler;
8 un temps pour aimer, et un temps pour haïr; un temps pour la guerre, et un temps pour la paix.
9 Quel avantage celui qui travaille retire-t-il de sa peine?
10 J’ai vu à quelle occupation Dieu soumet les fils de l’homme.
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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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