'Time' in the Bible

Is there anything of which it can be said,“See this, it is new”?It has already existed for [the vast] ages [of time recorded or unrecorded]Which were before us.

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure and gratification; so enjoy yourself and have a good time.” But behold, this too was vanity (futility, meaninglessness).

I explored with my mind how to gratify myself with wine while [at the same time] having my mind remain steady and guide me wisely; and how to take control of foolishness, until I could see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives.

There is a season (a time appointed) for everything and a time for every delight and event or purpose under heaven—

A time to be born and a time to die;A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.

A time to kill and a time to heal;A time to tear down and a time to build up.

A time to weep and a time to laugh;A time to mourn and a time to dance.

A time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones;A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing.

A time to search and a time to give up as lost;A time to keep and a time to throw away.

A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;A time to keep silent and a time to speak.

A time to love and a time to hate;A time for war and a time for peace.

He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.

I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked,” for there is a time [appointed] for every matter and for every deed.

Do not be excessively or willfully wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

For there is a proper time and [appropriate] procedure for every delight,Though mankind’s misery and trouble lies heavily upon him [who rebels against the king].

All this I have seen while applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has exercised power over others to their detriment.

I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the strong, and neither is bread to the wise nor riches to those of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of ability; but time and chance overtake them all.

For man also does not know his time [of death]; like fish caught in a treacherous net, and birds caught in the snare, so the sons of men are ensnared in an evil time when a dark cloud suddenly falls on them.

Blessed [prosperous and admired] are you, O land, when your king is a man of noble birth, and your princes and officials feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.