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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Eccl 3:5
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Eccl 3:5 · Douay-Rheims
“A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather. A time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.”
On this verse:
“cast away stones--as out of a garden or vineyard (Isa 5:2). gather--for building; figuratively, the Gentiles, once castaway stones, were in due time made parts of the spiritual building (Eph 2:19-20), and children of Abraham (Mat 3:9); so the restored Jews hereafter (Psa 102:13-14; Zac 9:16). refrain . . . embracing-- (Joe 2:16; Co1 7:5-6).”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.