'Time' in the Bible

Cause us to rejoice throughout the time when you have afflicted us, the years when we have known trouble.

Your throne has been established since time immemorial; you are king from eternity.

Do not ignore me in my time of trouble! Listen to me! When I call out to you, quickly answer me!

Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

He does not maintain a dispute continuously or remain angry for all time.

He made the moon to mark time; the sun knows its setting time.

All of them wait for Youto give them their food at the right time.

Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.

Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.

How happy are those who enforce justice, who live righteously all the time.

May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!

The Lord is at your right hand; he will utterly destroy kings in the time of his wrath.

Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.

But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.

Then I will keep your law continually now and for all time.

I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.

It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

Of old I have known from Your testimoniesThat You have founded them forever.

The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem,So the Lord surrounds His peopleFrom this time forth and forever.

At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said, "The Lord has accomplished great things for these people."

{A Song of degrees.} Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

O Israel, hope in the LordFrom this time forth and forever.

LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer, you have protected my head in the time of battle.

All eyes look to You,and You give them their food at the proper time.

Do not say to your neighbor, "Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it," when you have it with you at the time.

Listen, my son: accept my words, and you'll live a long, long time.

Like a loving deer, a beautiful doe, let her breasts satisfy you all the time. Be constantly intoxicated by her love.

She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.

because jealousy incites a strong man's rage, and he will show no mercy when it's time for revenge.

at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)

He took a bag of money with himand will come home at the time of the full moon.”

From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.

When there were no ocean depths, I brought them to birth at a time when there were no springs.

Wealth won't help in the time of judgment, but righteousness will deliver from death.

A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time -- how good it is!

The LORD made everything answerable to him, including the wicked at the time of trouble.

A friend loves at all times,and a brother is born for a difficult time.

Listen to counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction,That you may be wise in the time to come.

The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

He who curses his father or his mother,His lamp will go out in time of darkness.

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord all the time.

Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat,

If you do nothing in a difficult time,your strength is limited.

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.

A word spoken at the right timeis like gold apples on a silver tray.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,and don’t go to your brother’s housein your time of calamity;better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

for wealth is not forever;not even a crown lasts for all time.

She considers a field before she buys or accepts it [expanding her business prudently];With her profits she plants fruitful vines in her vineyard.

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was 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 decided to indulge in wine, while still remaining committed to wisdom. I also tried to indulge in foolishness, just enough to determine whether it was good for human beings under heaven given the short time of their lives.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break 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 cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."

I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years -- even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity -- even if he were to live forever -- I would say, "A stillborn child is better off than he is!"

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

No man has authority to restrain the wind with the wind, or authority over the day of death; and there is no discharge in the time of war, and evil will not deliver those who practice it.

All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.

Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people -- for they stand in fear before him.

Let your clothes be white all the time, and never let oil be lacking on your head.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Blessed are you, land, when your king is a son of noblesand your princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.

Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.

At that time they will fear climbing heights and dangers along the road while the almond tree will blossom, and the grasshopper is weighed down. Desire will cease, because the person goes to his eternal home, and mourners will gather in the marketplace.

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge youby the gazelles and the wild does of the field:do not stir up or awaken loveuntil the appropriate time.

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge youby the gazelles and the wild does of the field:do not stir up or awaken loveuntil the appropriate time.

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you:do not stir up or awaken loveuntil the appropriate time.

Here is the message about Judah and Jerusalem that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz during the time when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah reigned over Judah.

The upright town has become untrue; there was a time when her judges gave right decisions, when righteousness had a resting-place in her, but now she is full of those who take men's lives.

The haughty looks of mankind will be brought low, the lofty pride of human beings will be humbled, and the LORD alone will be exalted at that time.

"For the LORD of the Heavenly Armies has reserved a time to oppose all who are proud and haughty, and the self-exalting they will be humbled.

At that time, mankind will throw their silver and gold idols that their fingers have made as objects of worship to the moles and to the bats.

Stop regarding man, whose breath [of life] is in his nostrils [for so little time];For why should he be esteemed?

"But at that time, he'll protest! He'll say, "I won't be your healer. I have neither food nor clothing in my house! You're not going to make me a leader of the people!'

"At that time, the LORD will take away the finery of the ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,

"At that time, seven women will cling tightly to one man and will make him this offer: "We'll provide our own bread. We'll provide our own clothes. Just let us marry you so we won't be stigmatized anymore.'"

"At that time, the LORD's branch will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel and Judah.

At that time the sovereign master will wash the excrement from Zion's women, he will rinse the bloodstains from Jerusalem's midst, as he comes to judge and to bring devastation.

They will roar over it at that time, like the sea waves roar. If one surveys the land, watch out! There's darkness and distress; even the daylight is darkened by its clouds.

By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good, he will be eating butter and honey.

The Lord will bring on you, your people, and the house of your father, such a time as has never been since Ephraim separated from Judah—the king of Assyria is coming.”

"At that time, the LORD will call for flies that will come from far away from the headwaters of Egypt's rivers and for bees that are in the land of Assyria.