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; Psa 30:11); spiritually (Mt 9:15; Lu 6:21; 15:25). The Pharisees, by requiring sadness out of time, erred seriously.