Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;
New American Standard Bible
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.
King James Version
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
International Standard Version
a time to scatter stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A Conservative Version
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing,
American Standard Version
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Amplified
A time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing.
Bible in Basic English
A time to take stones away and a time to get stones together; a time for kissing and a time to keep from kissing;
Darby Translation
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Julia Smith Translation
A time to cast away stones, and a time to collect stones a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embracing:
King James 2000
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Lexham Expanded Bible
a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
Modern King James verseion
a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
NET Bible
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
New Heart English Bible
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
The Emphasized Bible
A time to cast away stones, and a time to heap up stones, - A time to embrace, and a time to be far from loving embrace;
Webster
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
World English Bible
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Youngs Literal Translation
A time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.
Interlinear
Shalak
'eben
אבן
'eben
stone, weight, divers weights + , hailstones, stony, carbuncle , hailstones , hailstones , headstone, masons , plummet, slingstones
Usage: 272
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 3:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Has Ordained The Ebb And Flow Of Human Activities
4
a time to mourn and a time to dance;
a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;
a time to keep and a time to throw away;
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 3:25
They destroyed the cities, and each of them threw stones to cover every good piece of land. They stopped up every spring of water and cut down every good tree. In the end, only the buildings of Kir-hareseth
Joel 2:16
sanctify the congregation;
assemble the aged;
gather the children,
even those nursing at the breast.
Let the groom leave his bedroom,
and the bride her honeymoon chamber.
Exodus 19:15
He said to the people, “Be prepared by the third day. Do not have sexual relations with women.”
Joshua 4:3-9
and command them: Take 12 stones from this place in the middle of the Jordan where the priests
Joshua 10:27
At sunset Joshua commanded that they be taken down from the trees
1 Samuel 21:4-5
The priest told him, “There is no ordinary bread on hand. However, there is consecrated bread,
2 Samuel 18:17-18
They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him.
Song of Songs 2:6-7
and his right arm embraces me.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive