Ecclesiastes 3
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 12
Chapter Summary
By the necessary change of times, vanity is added to human travail. There is an excellence in Jehovah's works. Jehovah shall judge man.
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The Preacher observes that there is an appointed time for every event and purpose under heaven, such as birth, death, weeping, laughing, war, and peac…
God has made everything beautiful in its time and placed eternity in human hearts, yet humans cannot comprehend God's eternal and unalterable work fro…
The Preacher observes wickedness in the place of judgment but maintains that God will ultimately judge both the righteous and the wicked.
Timeline
The Preacher observes that there is an appointed time for every event and purpose under heaven, such as birth, death, weeping, laughing, war, and peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8God has made everything beautiful in its time and placed eternity in human hearts, yet humans cannot comprehend God's eternal and unalterable work from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:9-15The Preacher observes wickedness in the place of judgment but maintains that God will ultimately judge both the righteous and the wicked.
Ecclesiastes 3:16-17Read Ecclesiastes 3 in the KJ3 Reader
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