Passages

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

The Bible

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@misc{divinityatlas-ecclesiastes-3-1-2,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Ecclesiastes 3:1-2},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/passages/ecclesiastes-3-1-2},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The opening of the catalogue of times. Qoheleth's argument is not consolation but limit: the seasons are fixed and not ours to set, which is why the book reaches no comfortable conclusion.

Facts

Passage

Text

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 1

Reference

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 1

Reference Scheme

Book, Chapter, Verse 1

Translation

The Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1

Translator

American Revision Committee 1

Meaning

Theme

time and fate 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Concerns

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Judaism

Passage Of

The Bible

Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee

Sources

1. The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line text

American Revision Committee, eBible.org (digital edition), 1901Ecclesiastes 3:1-2View the Source

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