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Ecclesiastes 3:4
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a time to weep and a time to laugh;a time to mourn and a time to dance;
A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance.
There is a time to cry and a time to laugh. There is a time to be sad and a time to dance.
A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance.
A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance;
A time to weepe, and a time to laugh: a time to mourne, and a time to dance.
A time to weep and a time to laugh;A time to mourn and a time to dance.
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
for crying and laughing, weeping and dancing,
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
There is a time to cry and a time to laugh. There is a time to be sad and a time to dance with joy.
A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;
He sets the time for sorrow and the time for joy, the time for mourning and the time for dancing,
a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A tyme to wepe, and a tyme to laugh: A tyme to mourne, and a tyme to daunse:
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; {S}{S}{N}
A time to weepe, and a time to laugh: a time to mourne, and a time to dance.
A tyme to weepe, and a tyme to laugh: a tyme to mourne, & a tyme to daunce.
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to lament, and a time to dance;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Tyme to wepe, and tyme to leiye; tyme to biweile, and tyme to daunse.
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.
There is a time to cry, and a time to laugh; a time to have sorrow, and a time to dance.
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh, - A time to wail, and a time to dance for joy;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.
A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
time to weep: Nehemiah 8:9-12, Nehemiah 9:1-38, Psalms 30:5, Psalms 126:1, Psalms 126:2, Psalms 126:5, Psalms 126:6, Isaiah 22:12, Isaiah 22:13, Matthew 9:15, Matthew 11:17, John 16:20-22, Romans 12:15, 2 Corinthians 7:10, James 4:9
a time to laugh: Genesis 21:6, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:14, Luke 1:58, Luke 6:21-25
to dance: Exodus 15:20, 2 Samuel 6:16
Reciprocal: Judges 21:21 - dance 1 Chronicles 15:29 - dancing Job 30:31 - General Psalms 30:11 - dancing Psalms 137:4 - How shall Proverbs 25:20 - so Ecclesiastes 7:14 - the day Song of Solomon 2:11 - General Ezekiel 21:10 - should Zechariah 7:3 - Should Luke 15:25 - he John 20:13 - why 1 Corinthians 7:30 - that weep
Cross-References
And the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
and so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, 'I shall have peace, even though I follow the dictates [fn] of my heart'--as though the drunkard could be included with the sober.
Now therefore, thus says the LORD: "You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die."' So Elijah departed.
So they said to him, "A man came up to meet us, and said to us, "Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, "Thus says the LORD: "Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die."""
Then he said to him, "Thus says the LORD: "Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die."'
And Elisha said to him, "Go, say to him, "You shall certainly recover.' However the LORD has shown me that he will really die."
He has said in his heart, "God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see."
lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity [fn] that is in Christ.
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A time to weep, and a time to laugh,.... There is a time for these things, as it goes ill or well with persons, as to their health, estate, or friends; and as it goes ill or well with kingdoms and states. The Jews wept when they were in Babylon, and their mouths were filled with laughter when their captivity was returned,
Psalms 137:1; and as it goes ill or well with the church of Christ, when there are corruptions in doctrine and worship, a neglect of ordinances, declensions in faith and practice, few instances of conversion, and there are divisions and contentions, it is a time for the mourners in Zion to weep but when God creates Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy, or makes her an eternal excellency, and the praise of the whole earth, then it is a time to rejoice and be glad, Isaiah 61:3; and as it is, with believers, when Christ is withdrawn from them, it is a time to lament, but, when the bridegroom is with them, it is a time of joy; when it is a night of darkness and desertion, weeping endures, but when the morning comes, the day breaks, and the sun of righteousness arises, joy comes with it, Matthew 9:15
John 16:19. Now in the present state is the saints' weeping time; in the time to come they will laugh, or be filled with joy unspeakable and full of glory, Luke 6:21;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance; to mourn at funerals, and to dance at festivals; in a spiritual sense, God sometimes turns the mourning of his people into dancing, or joy, which that is expressive of; see Psalms 30:11.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ecclesiastes 3:4. A time to weep, - laugh, - mourn, - dance —
_________________ "When private griefs affect
The heart, our tears with decent sorrow flow;
Nor less becoming, when the public mourns,
To vent the deepest sighs. But all around
When things a smiling aspect bear, our souls
May well exult; 'tis then a time for joy."
