O panorama
Eclesiastes 3 abre com “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”, muda perto do versículo 11 com “He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their…” e termina com “Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Eclesiastes · Versão King James · 22Eclesiastes 3:1-8
Versículos 1–8: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the…
Eclesiastes 3:1–8 abre com “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” e chega a “A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Eclesiastes sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem heaven, purpose, season. A relação com os versículos 2 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem time, break, build. A relação com os versículos 2 e 4 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Eclesiastes 3:1-8
Versão King James1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
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;
6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Eclesiastes 3:9-16
Versículos 9–16: What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
Eclesiastes 3:9–16 abre com “What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?” e chega a “And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Eclesiastes sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out…” O versículo nomeia God em vez de deixar a ação sem uma fonte. Observe se a linha seguinte continua, responde ou contrasta essa ação.
Eclesiastes 3:9-16
Versão King James9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
10I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
11He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
13And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
15That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
Eclesiastes 3:17-22
Versículos 17–22: I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for…
Eclesiastes 3:17–22 abre com “I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there…” e chega a “Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Eclesiastes sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see…” O versículo nomeia God em vez de deixar a ação sem uma fonte. Observe se a linha seguinte continua, responde ou contrasta essa ação.
Eclesiastes 3:17-22
Versão King James17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
18I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Ecclesiastes 3:1 começa com “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”
Onde o capítulo muda
Ecclesiastes 3:9 forma uma mudança natural: “What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?”
A nota final
Ecclesiastes 3:22 deixa o leitor com “Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras time, thing, befalleth, good, heart, place ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.