Ecclesiastes 3:9 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?”

Ecclesiastes 3:9

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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.

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

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.

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Ecclesiastes 3:1

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

Ecclesiastes 3:2

"A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up {that which is} planted; {to be...: Heb. to bear}"

Ecclesiastes 3:3

"A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;"

Ecclesiastes 3:4

"A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;"

Ecclesiastes 3:5

"A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; {to refrain from: Heb. to be far from}"

Ecclesiastes 3:6

"A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; {get: or, seek}"

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