Ecclesiastes 3:1-6

To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ecclesiastes 3

48 songs meet this passage

  • “I can't lose you again, not again, not again”

    Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else · Benson Boone

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-6

    The ache over timing, a love that may have come too late or too early, reflects the Preacher's observation that there is a season for keeping and a season for losing.

  • Stargazing · Kid Cudi

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    The hope that love can still be spoken in its season echoes the idea that there is a time for every matter under heaven.

  • “Why can't it be the way it was”

    Right Now (Na Na Na) · Akon

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    The ache for a season to return is a very human longing Scripture acknowledges, even while reminding us seasons do pass.

  • “Debí tirar más fotos de cuando te tuve”

    DtMF · Bad Bunny

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    His regret over not savoring a season while he had it mirrors the Preacher's reminder that every moment has its time, often recognized only in hindsight.

  • “I wave goodbye to the end of beginning”

    End of Beginning · Djo

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    The song's sense of seasons closing and opening echoes the Preacher's observation that life moves in appointed times we don't fully control.

  • “We're a flame in the wind, not the fire that we've begun”

    Happier · Marshmello ft. Bastille

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    The lyric acknowledges a season has ended, echoing the wisdom that all things, including relationships, have their appointed time.

  • “it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore”

    Hello · Adele

    strains against Ecclesiastes 3:1

    Where Ecclesiastes affirms a season for everything including healing, the song sits in quiet grief that the other has moved on while she hasn't fully.

  • “You're so ambitious for a juvenile”

    Vienna · Billy Joel

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    The song's plea to slow down echoes the wisdom that there's a proper time for everything, not everything at once.

  • Bridge Over Troubled Water · Simon & Garfunkel

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    The turn toward hope and a coming season of light reflects the biblical rhythm of seasons, sorrow giving way to renewal.

  • “Some things a man just got to do”

    White Horse · Chris Stapleton

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    There's a real acknowledgment of seasons and timing in life and relationships, even if the song doesn't resolve what that season is for.

  • When It Rains It Pours · Luke Combs

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    There's a loose echo of seasons turning, pain giving way to unexpected good, even if the song means it in a shallow, luck-based sense rather than providence.

  • The House That Built Me · Miranda Lambert

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    Her gentle acceptance that she must leave again echoes the wisdom that every season, including homecoming, has its appointed time and must pass.

  • “It ain't broke yet, but damn, it needs fixing”

    Rock and a Hard Place · Bailey Zimmerman

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    The song opens by naming a season of strain without resolution, an honest acknowledgment that mirrors the Preacher's sense that there is a time for every struggle.

  • Springsteen · Eric Church

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    The song honors the fittingness of seasons past, a theme Ecclesiastes names directly: there's a time for every memory to hold its place.

  • “There's more to see than can ever be seen”

    Circle of Life · Carmen Twillie & Lebo M

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    The song's sense of vast, ordered time under the sun mirrors the Preacher's observation that there is a season and purpose for everything.

  • ROADS UNTRAVELED · LINKIN PARK

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    Affirms that some seasons and relationships have their time and passing, inviting peace rather than lingering grief.

  • “That dark is the season”

    Peacefield · Ghost

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    The acknowledgment of cyclical seasons, including dark ones, resonates with Ecclesiastes' honest view of time's turning without despairing entirely.

  • “世界が壊れても 変わらない”

    Rage your dream · m.o.v.e

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

    The resolve to keep moving even as 'the world crumbles' echoes the honest human instinct to press on through seasons, though here it's self-sourced rather than trust in God's timing.

  • “We were scared of getting old”

    When We Were Young · Adele

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

    The song's fear of aging and time slipping away mirrors the Preacher's meditation on seasons and mortality.

  • “Mama, take this badge off of me”

    Knockin' On Heaven's Door · Bob Dylan

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

    The laying down of a role and weapon marks a season ending, the kind of turning point Ecclesiastes says every life holds.

  • Dream On · Aerosmith

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

    The acknowledgment of a divinely appointed time to die echoes Ecclesiastes' meditation on the seasons of life and death.

  • “Some are dead and some are living”

    In My Life · The Beatles

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

    The song's acceptance of loss and change over time mirrors the Preacher's reflection on the seasons of life and death.

  • “Seasons don't fear the reaper”

    (Don't Fear) The Reaper · Blue Öyster Cult

    strains against Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

    Ecclesiastes names death within a larger order under God; this song flattens it into something to simply accept and even romanticize.

  • “I wish grandpas never died”

    I Wish Grandpas Never Died · Riley Green

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

    The song's central wish mirrors the Preacher's observation that there is a time to be born and a time to die, an ache every generation feels.

  • “But it stopped, short never to go again”

    My Grandfather's Clock · Johnny Cash

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

    The clock stopping at the moment of death echoes the Preacher's words that there is a time to be born and a time to die, each life measured out.

  • “I wish I could live through every memory again”

    Here With Me · d4vd

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

    The longing to relive time acknowledges life's seasons and the ache of their passing, much like the Preacher's reflection on time's limits.

  • “Sometimes goodbye's the only way”

    Shadow of the Day · LINKIN PARK

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The song's acceptance that some seasons must end mirrors this passage's acknowledgment of a time for everything, including loss and mourning.

  • “Silly me thinkin' we could make it work”

    Smile · Morgan Wallen

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The narrator senses a season has passed; Ecclesiastes names that there is a time to weep and a time when things end, without needing to resolve it neatly.

  • undressed · sombr

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The song names the real grief of a season ending and the reluctance to begin again, echoing the Preacher's honesty about time, loss, and mourning.

  • “Was it always in your plan to leave eventually”

    12 to 12 · sombr

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The question of timing and loss echoes the Preacher's observation that there is a season for love and a season to lose it, without pretending it doesn't hurt.

  • “No, no te puedo olvidar”

    Baile Inolvidable · Bad Bunny

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    There is a real season for mourning and weeping over lost love, and this refrain captures that ache honestly.

  • when the party's over · Billie Eilish

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The acceptance of a season ending, a time to let go, mirrors Ecclesiastes' wisdom that there is a time for every purpose, including parting.

  • “Your memory is ecstasy”

    Ghost · Justin Bieber

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    Clinging to memory as a season of mourning fits the honest, unresolved rhythms of grief Ecclesiastes names without rushing to fix.

  • “Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead”

    Someone Like You · Adele

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The acceptance that love can end in sorrow mirrors Ecclesiastes' honest accounting of seasons, including weeping and loss.

  • “I set fire to the rain”

    Set Fire to the Rain · Adele

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The decisive act of letting go and grieving a relationship's end reflects the wisdom that there is a time to weep and a time to release what has died.

  • “All those things I shouldn't do, but you dance”

    CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! · Justin Timberlake

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    There's a time to dance and be glad; the song's joy in movement and release fits this rhythm of life, even if it doesn't look further.

  • “the smile's returning to their faces”

    Here Comes the Sun · The Beatles

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The turning from sorrow to smiles reflects the rhythm of seasons the Preacher describes, a time to weep and a time to laugh.

  • “thunder only happens when it's raining”

    Dreams · Fleetwood Mac

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The song's natural-cycle imagery mirrors this passage's acceptance that pain and loss have their appointed season within life's rhythm.

  • “there's a calm before the storm”

    Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Mono Single) · Creedence Clearwater Revival

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The song's sense that hard seasons and calm seasons both have their time echoes the Preacher's observation that there is a season for everything under heaven.

  • “I closed my eyes and I slipped away”

    More Than a Feeling · Boston

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The song's ache for a remembered season mirrors this passage's acknowledgment that there is a time for every human longing, including grief over what has passed.

  • “We lived and learned, life threw curves”

    Remember When · Alan Jackson

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The song's acceptance of seasons of joy and hurt reflects the wisdom that every circumstance of life has its appointed time.

  • “I know we grew apart, you probably don't remember”

    I Ain't Mad At Cha (feat. Danny Boy) · 2Pac

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

    The song's reminiscence on seasons of friendship and change mirrors the Preacher's reflection on time and loss.

  • Just In Case · Morgan Wallen

    strains against Ecclesiastes 3:1-7

    There's a time to speak, yet the narrator chooses silence to shield himself from the vulnerability honesty requires.

  • “I still f**king love you, babe”

    drivers license · Olivia Rodrigo

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:4

    A time to weep is honored here; the raw language underscores how unresolved and present the hurt still is, not a glamorization of anything destructive.

  • “I wanna be free, yeah, to feel the way I feel”

    Man! I Feel Like a Woman! · Shania Twain

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:4

    There is a time to dance and laugh; the song's desire for lighthearted release has a place within the rhythms of life Scripture itself acknowledges.

  • “Muévanse todos y levanten los brazos”

    El Tucanazo · Los Tucanes de Tijuana

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:4

    Scripture recognizes a time to dance and celebrate; this song's call to movement and joy fits that simple, legitimate rhythm of life.

  • Kygo Jo · Kygo

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:4

    There is a time to laugh. A lighthearted novelty track among friends fits squarely in that space.

  • “I got a feeling that it's time to let go”

    Circles · Post Malone

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:5-6

    There's wisdom in recognizing a season has ended, even if the song doesn't know where to go from there.

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