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NASB | Ecclesiastes 3:5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ecclesiastes 3:5 A time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing. |
Subject: "throwing stones" or "making love"? |
Bible Note: Thanks Brad. I've known the translations of this line for many years, so that's why I was surprised at the "make love/abstain" rendering of it. I guess I'm wondering whether the Hebrew phrase would have been understood as a metaphor for sexuality somehow? Similar to how Saul "uncovers his foot" to mean uncovers his genitals to relieve himself... I wish I could ask Eugene what research he had to arrive at his interpretation. |