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Ecclesiastes 3:4 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 3 · verse 4
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;Ecclesiastes 3:4 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 3:4 in context
2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
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Key words (Strong's)
- laughsâchaqto laughH7832 →
- mournçâphadproperly, to tear the hair and beat the breastsH5594 →
- timeʻêthtime, especially now, when, etcH6256 →
- weepbâkâhto weepH1058 →
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The scope of these verses is to show, 1. That we live in a world of changes, that the several events of time, and conditions of human life, are vastly different from one another, and yet occur promiscuously, and we are continually passing and repassing between them, as in the revolutions of every day and every year.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10