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Ecclesiastes 3:5

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5A time fto cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;

A time to embrace, and a time g†to refrain from embracing;

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Footnotes

  1. f2 Kin. 3:25 (Heb.).
  2. gComp. Joel 2:16. 1 Cor. 7:5.
  3. †Heb. to be far from. Job 21:16, &c.

In other versions

ESVEnglish 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;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;

a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;

NLTNew Living Translation

A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.

A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones;

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;