Ecclesiastes 3:7
“A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A time to rend, and a time to sew,.... To rend garments, in case of blasphemy, and in times of mourning and fasting, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Rend - i. e., Tear garments in sign of mourning or anger. See 2Sa 1:2, 2Sa 1:11 ff.
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 rent, and a time to sew The words are commonly connected with the practice of rending the garments as a sign…
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