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# Ecclesiastes 03 General Notes #
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#### Structure and formatting ####
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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.
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#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####
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##### Parallelism #####
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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.
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## Links: ##
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* __[Ecclesiastes 03:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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__[<<](../02/intro.md) | [>>](../04/intro.md)__
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