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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.
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;
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
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied, "and I ate."
because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, 'I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.' This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
Therefore, this is what the LORD says: You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die." So Elijah departed.
They replied, "A man came up to meet us and said, 'Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.'"
And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, "This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die."
Elisha answered, "Go and say to him, 'You will surely recover.' But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die."
He says to himself, "God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees."
in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and 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."
