Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Ecclesiastes 3:5
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Ecclesiastes3:5
5. cast away stones--as out of a garden or vineyard (Is 5:2).
gather--for building; figuratively, the Gentiles, once castaway stones, were in due time made parts of the spiritual building (Ep 2:19, 20), and children of Abraham (Mt 3:9); so the restored Jews hereafter (Psa 102:13, 14; Zec 9:16).
refrain ... embracing--(Joe 2:16; 1Co 7:5, 6).
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