Ecclesiastes 3:5
Translations
King James Version (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;
American King James Version (AKJV)
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 (ASV)
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
A time to take stones away and a time to get stones together; a time for kissing and a time to keep from kissing;
Webster's Revision
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;
English Revised Version (ERV)
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Definitions for Ecclesiastes 3:5
Clarke's Ecclesiastes 3:5 Bible Commentary
A time to cast away stones, - to gather stones, - to embrace, - to refrain -
"One while domestic cares abortive prove,
And then successful. Nature now invites
Connubial pleasures: but, when languid grown,
No less rejects."
Barnes's Ecclesiastes 3:5 Bible Commentary
Stones may be regarded either as materials for building, or as impediments to the fertility of land (see 2 Kings 3:19, 2 Kings 3:25; Isaiah 5:2).
Wesley's Ecclesiastes 3:5 Bible Commentary
3:5 Stones - Which were brought together in order to the building of a wall or house. To embrace - When persons perform all friendly offices one to another.
