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;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together,.... To cast stones out of a field or vineyard where…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Stones may be regarded either as materials for building, or as impediments to the fertility of land (see 2Ki 3:19, 2Ki…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 3:1-10
The scope of these verses is to show, 1. That we live in a world of changes, that the several events of time, and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
A time to cast away stones The vagueness of the phrase has naturally given rise to conjectural interpretations. It seems…
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