Ecclesiastes 3:7 — A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to keep silent and a ti… — AMP | maBible
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A time to keep silent and a time to speak. [Amos 5:13]
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7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to keep silent and a time to speak. [Amos 5:13]
Notes and references
This may be a reference to the practice of tearing one’s clothes as a sign of mourning which began early among the Hebrews. Cf Gen 37:29. There are many references to this in the Old Testament. Solomon was no doubt familiar with this practice as his own father engaged in it with his contemporaries.…