Ecc 3:4 | JFB | STEP | 4. mourn —namely, for the dead ( ). dance —as David before the ark ( ); spiritually ( ). The Pharisees, by requiring sadness out of time, erred seriously.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

4. mourn—namely, for the dead (Ge 23:2).

dance—as David before the ark (2Sa 6:12-14; Ps 30:11); spiritually (Mt 9:15; Lu 6:21; 15:25). The Pharisees, by requiring sadness out of time, erred seriously.