‘And my heart didn’t go , when the man got down from his chariot to meet you,’ Elisha said. ‘Is this a time to accept silver and clothing, olive orchards and vineyards, flocks and herds, and male and female slaves?
Ecclesiastes 3:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven: American Standard Version (1901) For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: Common English Bible There’s a season for everything and a time for every matter under the heavens: Catholic Public Domain Version All things have their time, and all things under heaven continue during their interval. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All things have their season, and in their times all things pass under heaven. |
‘And my heart didn’t go , when the man got down from his chariot to meet you,’ Elisha said. ‘Is this a time to accept silver and clothing, olive orchards and vineyards, flocks and herds, and male and female slaves?
When he was in distress, he sought the favour of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
A person takes joy in giving an answer; and a timely word #– #how good that is!
Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; afterwards, build your house.
I applied my mind to examine and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.
Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
I explored with my mind the pull of wine on my body #– #my mind still guiding me with wisdom #– #and how to grasp folly, until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
I said to myself, ‘God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every work.’
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that no one can discover anything that will come after him.
There they will cry out, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he let the opportune moment pass.’
And in the morning, “Today will be stormy because the sky is red and threatening.” You know how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can’t read the signs of the times.