Ecclesiastes 3:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 3:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 3:5 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracin..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — 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; to refrain from: Heb. to be far from”
— Ecclesiastes 3:5 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 3:5 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 3:5
“And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. it is...: Heb. yet the day is great”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:5: time, gather, together
“So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. us not...: Heb. me not, and my”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:5: away, gather, together
“If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? cut...: or, make a change hinder...: Heb. turn him away?”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:5: away, gather, together
“And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. corners: Heb. wings”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:5: cast, gather, together
“Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. fatted...: Heb. bullocks of the stall”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:5: time, away, together
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