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Ecclesiastes 3:1

WisdomGod's will and calling
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

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BSB
To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
KJV
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
WEB
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
ASV
For everything there is a season, and a time for very purpose under heaven:
DARBY
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens:
BLB
To everything [there is] a season, and a time for every [thing] desired under the heavens:
ÅB
Alt har sin tid, og en tid er der satt for hvert foretagende under himmelen.
OTB
Det er en tid for alt som skjer, og en tid for hver handling under himmelen:
B1930
Alt har sin tid, og en tid er der satt for hvert foretagende under himmelen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ecclesiastes 3:17

    I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

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  • Matthew 16:3

    And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:5–6

    Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.

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  • Ecclesiastes 7:14

    In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

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  • 2 Kings 5:26

    And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

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  • Proverbs 15:23

    A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

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  • 2 Chronicles 33:12

    And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:3

    I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

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