Ecclesiastes 3:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 3:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 3:8 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 3:8 — KJV
“A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”
— Ecclesiastes 3:8 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 3:8 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 3:8
“And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:8: time, war, peace
“And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.”
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“That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:”
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“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:8: time, love, hate
“Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:8: time, love, war
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