Ecclesiastes 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 3:1 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 — KJV
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 3:1 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 3:1
“And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:1: every, thing, under
“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:1: every, thing, under
“And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:1: every, thing, heaven
“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:1: thing, under, heaven
“Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. moveth: Heb. creepeth”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:1: every, thing, heaven
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