Rashi, on Eccl 3:5

“A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather. A time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.”

“A time to cast stones The youths of Israel scattered during the destruction of the Temple: (Lam. 4: 1): “The holy stones are scattered.” and a time to gather them from the exile, as it is written (Zech. 9: 16): “And the Lord God (sic) shall save them on that day like the flocks of his people, for crown stones are exalted on His land.” a time to embrace (Jer. 13:11): “For, just as a girdle clings etc.” and a time to refrain from embracing (Isa. 6:12): “And the Lord removes the people far away.””

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.