Is Ecclesiastes a negative book? Repeatedly we find verses such as these that seem to say that everything is a waste of time. 16 And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,    in the place of justice—wickedness was there. There's a Right Time for Everything 1There's an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: 2-8 A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap, A right time to kill and another to heal, A … A right time to hold on and another to let go. I've had a good look at what God has given us to do - busywork, mostly. Solomon says quite bluntly, That’s it—eat, drink, and make the most of your job. 9 What do workers gain from their toil? I've also concluded that whatever God does, that's the way it's going to be, always. I’ve decided that there’s nothing better to do than go ahead and … (M), 15 Whatever is has already been,(N)    and what will be has been before;(O)    and God will call the past to account.[b]. It's God's gift. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but he’s left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he’s coming or going. We all end up in the same place - we all came from dust, we all end up as dust. We all breathe the same air. 9-13 But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? The place of righteousness - corrupt! Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. So there's really no advantage in being human. A right time to love and another to hate. and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing. Ecclesiastes 3:19. Ecclesiastes 3:19. All rights reserved worldwide. Who knows if there’s anything else to life? Ecclesiastes 3. That's it - eat, drink, and make the most of your job. Read Ecclesiastes 3:1-12 in MSG and NIV using our online parallel Bible. And we’ve seen the ultimate—that there is One from Above, who is the eternity we are yearning for. Ecclesiastes 3:11-13 The Message (MSG) 9-13 But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. A right time to shut up and another to speak up. Ecclesiastes 3:4-8 A right time to cry and another to laugh, A right time to lament and another to cheer, A right time to make love and another to abstain, A right time to embrace and another to part, Read verse in The Message Bible So I made up my mind that there’s nothing better for us men and women than to have a good time in whatever we do—that’s our lot. None. I said to myself regarding the human race, “God’s testing the lot of us, showing us up as nothing but animals.”. Ecclesiastes 3:1 There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth | The Message (MSG) | Download The Bible App Now. Ecclesiastes 3 Ecclesiastes 3. God’s done it and that’s it. Ecclesiastes 3 The Message (MSG) There’s a Right Time for Everything 3 There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: 2-8 A right time for birth and another for death, So I made up my mind that there's nothing better for us men and women than to have a good time in whatever we do - that's our lot. 20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. 2:1, 11; 3:19; 4:4; 6:9 for similar verses). God's done it and that's it. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time - but he's left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he's coming or going. 3 There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: 2-8 A right time for birth and another for death,A right time to plant and another to reap,A right time to kill and another to heal,A right time to destroy and another to construct,A right time to cry and another to laugh,A right time to lament and another to cheer,A right time to make love and another to abstain,A right time to embrace and another to part,A right time to search and another to count your losses,A right time to hold on and another to let go,A right time to rip out and another to mend,A right time to shut up and another to speak up,A right time to love and another to hate,A right time to wage war and another to make peace. We’ve seen the negative—that all time, under the sun, is meaningless. A right time to cry and another to laugh, A right time to lament and another to cheer. MSG 1 There's an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: NIV 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: MSG 2 A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap, NIV 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, MSG 3 A right time to kill and another to heal, A right time to … Gain a concise, fundamental grasp of what the Bible is all about with our NEW "Know the Bible" series. A right time to rip out and another to mend. A right time to plant and another to reap. I've decided that there's nothing better to do than go ahead and have a good time and get the most we can out of life. All have the same breath[c]; humans have no advantage over animals. “I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind” (Ecclesiastes 1:14 ESV, cf. Proud member 3 There is a time(A) for everything,    and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2     a time to be born and a time to die,    a time to plant and a time to uproot,(B)3     a time to kill(C) and a time to heal,    a time to tear down and a time to build,4     a time to weep and a time to laugh,    a time to mourn and a time to dance,5     a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,6     a time to search and a time to give up,    a time to keep and a time to throw away,7     a time to tear and a time to mend,    a time to be silent(D) and a time to speak,8     a time to love and a time to hate,    a time for war and a time for peace. Ecclesiastes 3-6 The Message (MSG) There’s a Right Time for Everything 3 There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: 2-8 A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to search and another to count your losses, A right time to hold on and another to let go. of (F) 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. Humans and animals come to the same end - humans die, animals die. Ecclesiastes 3 There's an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant … The Scripture in this video is taken from Ecclesiastes in The Voice. And there is a time for every [ a]event under heaven—. In the place of judgment—wickedness was there. Everything's smoke. Ecclesiastes 3, seen from its three locations, moves us from common grace to special grace. A right time to wage war and another to make peace. Death in particular Ecclesiastes 3:2, Ecclesiastes 3:11 is a part of the “work that God doeth.” Ecclesiastes 3:21 Ecclesiastes 3-4 The Message (MSG) There’s a Right Time for Everything 3 There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: 2-8 A right time for birth and another for death, Ecclesiastes 3:2 - MSG - A right time for birth and another for death,... Study verse in the The Message Salem Media Group. Here’s what I understood: The good, the wise, and all that they do are in God’s hands—but, day by … Published by permission. That which befalleth the sons of men - literally, the event (happenstance) of the sons of men, i. e., what comes upon them from outside, by virtue of the ordinance of God. Whatever will be, is. 13 That each of them may eat and drink,(J) and find satisfaction(K) in all their toil—this is the gift of God. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but he’s left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he’s coming or going. No addition, no subtraction. Death in particular Ecclesiastes 3:2, Ecclesiastes 3:11 is a part of the “work that God doeth.” Ecclesiastes 3:21 A right time to search and another to count your losses. God does it so that people will fear him. Whatever was, is. Nobody knows for sure that the human spirit rises to heaven or that the animal spirit sinks into the earth. A right time to make love and another to abstain, A right time to embrace and another to part. (T) 21 Who knows if the human spirit rises upward(U) and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?”. (E) 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. A right time to kill and another to heal, A right time to destroy and another to construct. There's an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap. Ecclesiastes 3:19. (W) For who can bring them to see what will happen after them? But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? (, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. A right time to embrace and another to part. I said to myself, "God will judge righteous and wicked." Ecclesiastes 3:19. A right time to rip out and another to mend, A right time to shut up and another to speak up. I took another good look at what's going on: The very place of judgment - corrupt! 14 I’ve also concluded that whatever God does, that’s the way it’s going to be, always. 1-3 Well, I took all this in and thought it through, inside and out. But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? in the place of justice—wickedness was there. 1:1 Dies sind die Reden des Predigers, des Sohns Davids, des Königs zu Jerusalem.. 1:2 Es ist alles ganz eitel, sprach der Prediger, es ist alles ganz eitel.. 1:3 Was hat der Mensch mehr von all seiner Mühe, die er hat unter der Sonne?. Ecclesiastes 3:9 - 15. Everything is meaningless. That's how it always is with God. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. (G) He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet[a] no one can fathom(H) what God has done from beginning to end. 19-22 Humans and animals come to the same end—humans die, animals die. A right time to lament and another to cheer. for there will be a time for every activity. A right time to cry and another to laugh. We all breathe the same air. “God will bring into judgment(P)    both the righteous and the wicked,for there will be a time for every activity,    a time to judge every deed.”(Q), 18 I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. Who knows if there's anything else to life? The place of righteousness—corrupt! (I) 12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That’s so we’ll quit asking questions and simply worship in holy fear. (L) 14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. That which befalleth the sons of men - literally, the event (happenstance) of the sons of men, i. e., what comes upon them from outside, by virtue of the ordinance of God. I’ve had a good look at what God has given us to do—busywork, mostly. I’ve decided that there’s nothing better to do than go ahead and have a good time and get the most we can out of life. 16-18 I took another good look at what’s going on: The very place of judgment—corrupt! That which befalleth the sons of men - literally, the event (happenstance) of the sons of men, i. e., what comes upon them from outside, by virtue of the ordinance of God. 3 A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up. A right time to kill and another to heal. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. See the Ecclesiastes 2:14 note. That which befalleth the sons of men - literally, the event (happenstance) of the sons of men, i. e., what comes upon them from outside, by virtue of the ordinance of God. A right time to search and another to count your losses, A right time to hold on and another to let go, A right time to rip out and another to mend, A right time to shut up and another to speak up, A right time to love and another to hate, A right time to wage war and another to make peace. See the Ecclesiastes 2:14 note. Death in particular Ecclesiastes 3:2, Ecclesiastes 3:11 is a part of the “work that God doeth.” Ecclesiastes 3:21 Nobody knows for sure that the human spirit rises to heaven or that the animal spirit sinks into the earth. See the Ecclesiastes 2:14 note. I've had a good look at what God has given us to do - busywork, mostly. See the Ecclesiastes 2:14 note. 15 Whatever was, is.Whatever will be, is.That’s how it always is with God. German Bible: Ecclesiastes. We all end up in the same place—we all came from dust, we all end up as dust. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time - but he's left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he's coming or going. Everything’s smoke. 3 1 There's an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: 2 A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap, 3 A right time to kill and another to heal, A right time to destroy and another to construct, 4 A right time to cry and another to laugh, A right time to lament and another to cheer, 5 A right time to make love and another to abstain, A right time to … That's so we'll quit asking questions and simply worship in holy fear. So there’s really no advantage in being human. No addition, no subtraction. There's a right time for every thing, every deed - and there's no getting around it. I said to myself, “God will judge righteous and wicked.” There’s a right time for every thing, every deed—and there’s no getting around it. A right time to destroy and another to construct. Death in particular Ecclesiastes 3:2, Ecclesiastes 3:11 is a part of the “work that God doeth.” Ecclesiastes 3:21 1 There's an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth:. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 MSG - There’s a Right Time for Everything - Bible Gateway. 22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work,(V) because that is their lot. We’ve seen the positive – that there is time for everything. (R) 19 Surely the fate of human beings(S) is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. None. A right time to make love and another to abstain. A right time to love and another to hate, A right time to wage war and another to make peace. 2 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. All rights reserved. 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