# Ecclesiastes 03 General Notes # #### Structure and formatting #### Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers, or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of this chapter, which is an extended quotation. #### Important figures of speech in this chapter #### ##### Parallelism ##### The chapter uses parallelism with the phrase, "a time to." This gives the quotation a poetic style. Their overall purpose is to show that Yahweh directs the events of the world and therefore, they have purpose. ## Links: ## * __[Ecclesiastes 03:01 Notes](./01.md)__ __[<<](../02/intro.md) | [>>](../04/intro.md)__