Ecclesiastes 3:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

for tearing and sewing, listening and speaking.

Cross References

Genesis 37:29

When Reuben returned to the well and did not find Joseph there, he tore his clothes in sorrow.

Genesis 37:34

Jacob mourned for Joseph a long time, and to show his sorrow he tore his clothes and wore sackcloth.

Genesis 44:18

Judah went over to Joseph and said: Sir, you have as much power as the king himself, and I am only your slave. Please don't get angry if I speak.

Genesis 44:34

How can I face my father if Benjamin isn't with me? I couldn't bear to see my father in such sorrow.

2 Samuel 1:11

Straight away, David and his soldiers tore their clothes in sorrow.

2 Samuel 3:31

David told Joab and everyone with him, “Show your sorrow by tearing your clothes and wearing sackcloth! Walk in front of Abner's body and cry!” David walked behind the stretcher on which Abner's body was being carried.

2 Kings 18:36

Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah had been warned by King Hezekiah not to answer the Assyrian commander. So they tore their clothes in sorrow and reported to Hezekiah everything the commander had said.

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in fear and shouted, “That Syrian king believes I can cure this man of leprosy! Does he think I'm God with power over life and death? He must be trying to pick a fight with me.”

2 Kings 6:30

The king tore off his clothes in sorrow, and since he was on top of the city wall, the people saw that he was wearing sackcloth underneath.

Esther 7:4

because a reward has been promised to anyone who kills my people. Your Majesty, if we were merely going to be sold as slaves, I would not have bothered you.”

Job 2:13

For seven days and nights, they sat silently on the ground beside him, because they realized what terrible pain he was in.

Psalm 39:2

I kept completely silent, but it did no good, and I suffered even more.

Ecclesiastes 3:6

There is a time for finding and losing, keeping and giving,

Isaiah 36:21

Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah had been warned by King Hezekiah not to answer the Assyrian commander. So they tore their clothes in sorrow and reported to Hezekiah everything the commander had said.

Jeremiah 8:14

The people of Judah say to each other, “What are we waiting for? Let's run to a town with walls and die there. We rebelled against the LORD, and we were sentenced to die by drinking poison.

Lamentations 3:28

and to sit silently alone, if this is what the LORD intends.

Joel 2:13

Don't rip your clothes to show your sorrow. Instead, turn back to me with broken hearts. I am merciful, kind, and caring. I don't easily lose my temper, and I don't like to punish.

Amos 5:13

Times are so evil that anyone with good sense will keep quiet.

Amos 8:3

Instead of singing in the temple, they will cry and weep. Dead bodies will be everywhere. So keep silent! I, the LORD, have spoken!”

Micah 7:5

Don't trust anyone, not even your best friend, and be careful what you say to the one you love.

Acts 4:20

We cannot keep quiet about what we have seen and heard.”

Acts 9:39

Straight away, Peter went with them. The men took Peter upstairs into the room. Many widows were there crying. They showed him the coats and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was still alive.

1 Samuel 10:16

Saul answered, “He told us the donkeys had been found.” But Saul didn't mention that Samuel had chosen him to be king.