Parallel Verses
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;
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 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;
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;
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 cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 3:25
They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the springs of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth only they left its stones; however the men armed with slings went about it, and struck it.
Joel 2:16
Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who suck the breasts. Let the bridegroom go forth from his room, and the bride out of her chamber.
Exodus 19:15
He said to the people, "Be ready by the third day. Do not have sexual relations with a woman."
Joshua 4:3-9
and command them, saying, 'Take from out of the middle of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging place, where you will lodge tonight.'"
Joshua 10:27
It happened at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave in which they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.
1 Samuel 21:4-5
The priest answered David, and said, "There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women."
2 Samuel 18:17-18
They took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Then all Israel fled everyone to his tent.
Song of Songs 2:6-7
His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to prayer, and may be together again, that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.