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Is “To everything there is a season” in the Bible?
Yes. “To everything there is a season” comes from the Bible, from Ecclesiastes 3:1. The Teacher of Ecclesiastes says it. Tradition names him as Solomon.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It comes from the Bible.
The verse is Ecclesiastes 3:1.
The Teacher of Ecclesiastes says it. Tradition names him as Solomon.
The verse
Everything has its season, and every matter under heaven has its time:
Ecclesiastes 3:1 · open the chapter →
What it means there
It opens a poem of 14 pairs: a time to be born and a time to die, to weep and to laugh, for war and for peace (Ecclesiastes 3:2-8). Pete Seeger set the poem to music as “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, the song the Byrds made famous.
Also in the Bible
… a time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted;
Ecclesiastes 3:2 · open the chapter →
… a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;
Ecclesiastes 3:4 · open the chapter →
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Is “To everything there is a season” in the Bible?
Yes. “To everything there is a season” comes from the Bible, from Ecclesiastes 3:1. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. The Teacher of Ecclesiastes says it. Tradition names him as Solomon.
Where in the Bible is “To everything there is a season”?
In Ecclesiastes 3:1, and also Ecclesiastes 3:2 and Ecclesiastes 3:4. In the Lumin Translation, Ecclesiastes 3:1 reads: “Everything has its season, and every matter under heaven has its time:”
Who said “To everything there is a season”?
The Teacher of Ecclesiastes says it. Tradition names him as Solomon.
What does “To everything there is a season” mean in the Bible?
It opens a poem of 14 pairs: a time to be born and a time to die, to weep and to laugh, for war and for peace (Ecclesiastes 3:2-8). Pete Seeger set the poem to music as “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, the song the Byrds made famous.
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