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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 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; 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
Then the Lord God asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That's why I ate it."
"Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, ‘I am safe, even though I am following the desires of my own stubborn heart.' This would lead to utter ruin!
Now, therefore, this is what the Lord says: You will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.'" So Elijah went to deliver the message.
They replied, "A man came up to us and told us to go back to the king and give him this message. ‘This is what the Lord says: Is there no God in Israel? Why are you sending men to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether you will recover? Therefore, because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.'"
And Elijah said to the king, "This is what the Lord says: Why did you send messengers to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether you will recover? Is there no God in Israel to answer your question? Therefore, because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die."
And Elisha replied, "Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.' But actually the Lord has shown me that he will surely die!"
The wicked think, "God isn't watching us! He has closed his eyes and won't even see what we do!"
so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes.
But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.
And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result.
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."
