Ecclesiastes 3:6
A time to seek, And a time to destroy. A time to keep, And a time to cast away.This verse in the real world
In what words
- אָבַדʼâbadproperly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- בָּקַשׁbâqashto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to striv
- עֵתʻêthtime, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- שָׁמַרshâmarproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, e
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Php 3:7–8, Luk 9:24–25, Mrk 8:35–37, Mat 16:25–26, 2Ki 5:26, Ecc 11:1, Psa 112:9, Heb 10:34–35