Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, New Living Translation A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. English Standard Version a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; Berean Standard Bible a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, King James Bible A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; New King James Version A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; New American Standard Bible A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance. NASB 1995 A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance. NASB 1977 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance. Legacy Standard Bible A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance. Amplified Bible A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance. Christian Standard Bible a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance; Holman Christian Standard Bible a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance; American Standard Version a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; Aramaic Bible in Plain English A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to dance and a time to mourn Brenton Septuagint Translation a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to lament, and a time to dance; Contemporary English Version for crying and laughing, weeping and dancing, Douay-Rheims Bible A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance. English Revised Version a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; GOD'S WORD® Translation a time to cry and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, Good News Translation He sets the time for sorrow and the time for joy, the time for mourning and the time for dancing, International Standard Version a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; JPS Tanakh 1917 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance; Literal Standard Version A time to weep, | And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, | And a time to skip. Majority Standard Bible a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, New American Bible A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. NET Bible A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. New Revised Standard Version a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; New Heart English Bible a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; Webster's Bible Translation A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; World English Bible a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; Young's Literal Translation A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip. Additional Translations ... Context To Everything There is a Season…3a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build, 4a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,… Cross References Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. Exodus 15:20 Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing. Psalm 30:11 You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, Psalm 126:2 Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." Ecclesiastes 3:5 a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, Treasury of Scripture A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; time to weep Nehemiah 8:9-12 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law… Nehemiah 9:1 Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. Psalm 30:5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. a time to laugh Genesis 21:6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. Luke 1:13,14,58 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John… Luke 6:21-25 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh… to dance Exodus 15:20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. 2 Samuel 6:16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. Jump to Previous Dance Dancing Laugh Mourn Skip Sorrow Time Weep WeepingJump to Next Dance Dancing Laugh Mourn Skip Sorrow Time Weep WeepingEcclesiastes 3 1. by the necessary change of times, vanity is added to human travail11. is an excellence in God's works 16. as for man, God shall judge his works hereafter, though here he be like a beast (4) Mourn.--This is the ordinary word used for noisy funeral lamentations (Jeremiah 4:8; 1Samuel 25:1).Verse 4. - A time to weep, and a time to laugh, grouped naturally with a time to mourn, and a time to dance. The funeral and the wedding, the hired mourners and the guests at the marriage-feast, are set against one another. The first clause intimates the spontaneous manifestation of the feelings of the heart; the second, their formal expression in the performances at funerals and weddings and on other solemn occasions. The contrast is found in the Lord's allusion to the sulky children in the market-place, who would not join their companions' play: "We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented" (Matthew 11:17). Dancing sometimes accompanied religious sere-monies, as when David brought up the ark (2 Samuel 6:14, 16). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew a timeעֵ֤ת (‘êṯ) Noun - common singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when to weep לִבְכּוֹת֙ (liḇ·kō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan and a time וְעֵ֣ת (wə·‘êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when to laugh, לִשְׂח֔וֹק (liś·ḥō·wq) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7832: To laugh, to play a time עֵ֥ת (‘êṯ) Noun - common singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when to mourn סְפ֖וֹד (sə·p̄ō·wḏ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5594: To tear the hair and beat the breasts, to lament, to wail and a time וְעֵ֥ת (wə·‘êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when to dance, רְקֽוֹד׃ (rə·qō·wḏ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7540: To stamp, to spring about Links Ecclesiastes 3:4 NIVEcclesiastes 3:4 NLT Ecclesiastes 3:4 ESV Ecclesiastes 3:4 NASB Ecclesiastes 3:4 KJV Ecclesiastes 3:4 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 3:4 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 3:4 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 3:4 French Bible Ecclesiastes 3:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep and a time (Ecclesiast. 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