Ecclesiastes 3:8 meaning and explanation
a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:8, Berean Standard Bible
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The Teacher, a wisdom figure surveying life under the sun, lists paired opposites in verses 1 to 8 to show that every human activity has its appointed moment and that people cannot control which season they are in. This final pair is stark: love and hate, war and peace.
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