Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
New American Standard Bible
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.
King James Version
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Holman Bible
a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;
International Standard Version
a time to scatter stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A Conservative Version
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing,
American Standard Version
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Amplified
A time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing.
Bible in Basic English
A time to take stones away and a time to get stones together; a time for kissing and a time to keep from kissing;
Darby Translation
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Julia Smith Translation
A time to cast away stones, and a time to collect stones a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embracing:
King James 2000
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Lexham Expanded Bible
a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
NET Bible
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
New Heart English Bible
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
The Emphasized Bible
A time to cast away stones, and a time to heap up stones, - A time to embrace, and a time to be far from loving embrace;
Webster
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
World English Bible
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Youngs Literal Translation
A time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.
Interlinear
Shalak
'eben
אבן
'eben
stone, weight, divers weights + , hailstones, stony, carbuncle , hailstones , hailstones , headstone, masons , plummet, slingstones
Usage: 272
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 3:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Has Ordained The Ebb And Flow Of Human Activities
4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 3:25
And they beat down the cities, and each man cast his stone on every good piece of land, and filled it. And they stopped all the wells of water, and cut down all the good trees. Only in Kir-haraseth did they leave the stones of it. But the slingers surrounded it and struck it.
Joel 2:16
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, gather the elders, gather the children and those who suck the breasts. Let the bridegroom go forth out of his chamber, and the bride out of her room.
Exodus 19:15
And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day. Do not approach a woman.
Joshua 4:3-9
and command them saying, Take twelve stones from here, out of the middle of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm. And you shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the place where you shall stay tonight.
Joshua 10:27
And it happened at the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees and threw them into the cave in which they had been hidden, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.
1 Samuel 21:4-5
And the priest answered David and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
2 Samuel 18:17-18
And they took Absalom and threw him into a great pit in the forest. And they laid a very great heap of stones upon him. And all Israel fled, each one to his tent.
Song of Songs 2:6-7
His left hand is under my head, and His right hand embraces me.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive one another, unless it is with consent for a time, so that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer. And come together again so that Satan does not tempt you for your incontinence.