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Ecclesiastes 3:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 3:5

Verse 5 of 22

Scripture focus

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 3:5

Theological / Devotional

To cast away stones. Reference is probably here made to cleaning the fields of the stones that impede cultivation, and then using them to build demarcation walls as boundaries and retaining walls for fields and vineyards (see Isa. 5:2, 5).

To embrace. Perhaps a euphemism for the marital relations of husband and wife (see Prov. 5:20), or perhaps a figurative expression for idleness (see Eccl. 4:5, where “the fool foldeth his hands”).

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