Ecc 3:5 | JFB | STEP | 5. cast away stones-- as out of a garden or vineyard ( ). gather-- for building; figuratively, the Gentiles, once castaway stones, were in due time made parts of the spiritual building ( , 20), and children of Abraham ( ); so the restored Jews hereafter ( , ; ). refrain ... embracing-- ( ; , ).

‏ Ecclesiastes 3:5

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).