Ecclesiastes 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones: a time to embrace, and a time to be farre from embracing.”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:5 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3
3 Tempo de matar e tempo de curar; tempo de derrubar e tempo de construir.
4 Tempo de chorar e tempo de rir; tempo de lamentar, e tempo de saltar.
5 Tempo de espalhar pedras e tempo de juntar pedras; tempo de abraçar e tempo de evitar abraçar.
6 Tempo de buscar e tempo de perder; tempo de guardar e tempo de jogar fora.
7 Tempo de rasgar e tempo de costurar; tempo de ficar calado e tempo de falar.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:5 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 3:5 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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