--- title: Ecclesiastes 3 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Ecclesiastes chapter 3 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC/3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Ecclesiastes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC/) / chapter 3 # Ecclesiastes 3 22 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [3:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.1/) — לַכֹּל זְמָן וְעֵת לְכָל־חֵפֶץ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ס — To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: - [3:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.2/) — עֵת לָלֶדֶת וְעֵת לָמוּת עֵת לָטַעַת וְעֵת לַעֲקוֹר נָטֽוּעַ׃ — A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; - [3:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.3/) — עֵת לַהֲרוֹג וְעֵת לִרְפּוֹא עֵת לִפְרוֹץ וְעֵת לִבְנֽוֹת׃ — A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; - [3:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.4/) — עֵת לִבְכּוֹת וְעֵת לִשְׂחוֹק עֵת סְפוֹד וְעֵת רְקֽוֹד׃ — A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; - [3:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.5/) — עֵת לְהַשְׁלִיךְ אֲבָנִים וְעֵת כְּנוֹס אֲבָנִים עֵת לַחֲבוֹק וְעֵת לִרְחֹק מֵחַבֵּֽק׃ — A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; - [3:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.6/) — עֵת לְבַקֵּשׁ וְעֵת לְאַבֵּד עֵת לִשְׁמוֹר וְעֵת לְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃ — A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; - [3:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.7/) — עֵת לִקְרוֹעַ וְעֵת לִתְפּוֹר עֵת לַחֲשׁוֹת וְעֵת לְדַבֵּֽר׃ — A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; - [3:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.8/) — עֵת לֶֽאֱהֹב וְעֵת לִשְׂנֹא עֵת מִלְחָמָה וְעֵת שָׁלֽוֹם׃ס — A time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. - [3:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.9/) — מַה־יִּתְרוֹן הָֽעוֹשֶׂה בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא עָמֵֽל׃ — What profit hath he that worketh in that he laboureth? - [3:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.10/) — רָאִיתִי אֶת־הָֽעִנְיָן אֲשֶׁר נָתַן אֱלֹהִים לִבְנֵי הָאָדָם לַעֲנוֹת בּֽוֹ׃ — I have seen the task which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith. - [3:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.11/) — אֶת־הַכֹּל עָשָׂה יָפֶה בְעִתּוֹ גַּם אֶת־הָעֹלָם נָתַן בְּלִבָּם מִבְּלִי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִמְצָא הָאָדָם אֶת־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה הָאֱלֹהִים מֵרֹאשׁ וְעַד־סֽוֹף׃ — He hath made every thing beautiful in its time; also He hath set the world in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end. - [3:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.12/) — יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אֵין טוֹב בָּם כִּי אִם־לִשְׂמוֹחַ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹב בְּחַיָּֽיו׃ — I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to get pleasure so long as they live. - [3:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.13/) — וְגַם כָּל־הָאָדָם שֶׁיֹּאכַל וְשָׁתָה וְרָאָה טוֹב בְּכָל־עֲמָלוֹ מַתַּת אֱלֹהִים הִֽיא׃ — But also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy pleasure for all his labour, is the gift of God. - [3:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.14/) — יָדַעְתִּי כִּי כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא יִהְיֶה לְעוֹלָם עָלָיו אֵין לְהוֹסִיף וּמִמֶּנּוּ אֵין לִגְרֹעַ וְהָאֱלֹהִים עָשָׂה שֶׁיִּֽרְאוּ מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃ — I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever; nothing can be added to it, nor any thing taken from it; and God hath so made it, that men should fear before Him. - [3:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.15/) — מַה־שֶּֽׁהָיָה כְּבָר הוּא וַאֲשֶׁר לִהְיוֹת כְּבָר הָיָה וְהָאֱלֹהִים יְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־נִרְדָּֽף׃ — That which is hath been long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and God seeketh that which is pursued. - [3:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.16/) — וְעוֹד רָאִיתִי תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ מְקוֹם הַמִּשְׁפָּט שָׁמָּה הָרֶשַׁע וּמְקוֹם הַצֶּדֶק שָׁמָּה הָרָֽשַׁע׃ — And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there. - [3:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.17/) — אָמַרְתִּֽי אֲנִי בְּלִבִּי אֶת־הַצַּדִּיק וְאֶת־הָרָשָׁע יִשְׁפֹּט הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי־עֵת לְכָל־חֵפֶץ וְעַל כָּל־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה שָֽׁם׃ — I said in my heart: 'The righteous and the wicked God will judge; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.' - [3:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.18/) — אָמַרְתִּֽי אֲנִי בְּלִבִּי עַל־דִּבְרַת בְּנֵי הָאָדָם לְבָרָם הָאֱלֹהִים וְלִרְאוֹת שְׁהֶם־בְּהֵמָה הֵמָּה לָהֶֽם׃ — I said in my heart: 'It is because of the sons of men, that God may sift them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.' - [3:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.19/) — כִּי מִקְרֶה בְֽנֵי־הָאָדָם וּמִקְרֶה הַבְּהֵמָה וּמִקְרֶה אֶחָד לָהֶם כְּמוֹת זֶה כֵּן מוֹת זֶה וְרוּחַ אֶחָד לַכֹּל וּמוֹתַר הָאָדָם מִן־הַבְּהֵמָה אָיִן כִּי הַכֹּל הָֽבֶל׃ — For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them; as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that man hath no pre-eminence above a beast; for all is vanity. - [3:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.20/) — הַכֹּל הוֹלֵךְ אֶל־מָקוֹם אֶחָד הַכֹּל הָיָה מִן־הֶֽעָפָר וְהַכֹּל שָׁב אֶל־הֶעָפָֽר׃ — All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all return to dust. - [3:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.21/) — מִי יוֹדֵעַ רוּחַ בְּנֵי הָאָדָם הָעֹלָה הִיא לְמָעְלָה וְרוּחַ הַבְּהֵמָה הַיֹּרֶדֶת הִיא לְמַטָּה לָאָֽרֶץ׃ — Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth? - [3:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.3.22/) — וְרָאִיתִי כִּי אֵין טוֹב מֵאֲשֶׁר יִשְׂמַח הָאָדָם בְּֽמַעֲשָׂיו כִּי־הוּא חֶלְקוֹ כִּי מִי יְבִיאֶנּוּ לִרְאוֹת בְּמֶה שֶׁיִּהְיֶה אַחֲרָֽיו׃ — Wherefore I perceived that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? - ← previous: [Ecclesiastes 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC/2/) - next →: [Ecclesiastes 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC/4/) - ↑ back to [Ecclesiastes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC/)