Ecclesiastes 3:3
A time to put to death and a time to make well; a time for pulling down and a time for building up;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
In Context
2A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;
4A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing;
Cross References
Numbers 26:6Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
1 Samuel 2:6The Lord is the giver of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up.
Isaiah 5:5And now, this is what I will do to my vine-garden: I will take away the circle of thorns round it, and it will be burned up; its wall will be broken down and the beasts of the field will go through it;
Isaiah 38:5Go to Hezekiah, and say, The Lord, the God of David, your father, says, Your prayer has come to my ears, and I have seen your weeping: see, I will give you fifteen more years of life.
Jeremiah 1:10See, this day I have put you over the nations and over the kingdoms, for uprooting and smashing down, for destruction and overturning, for building up and planting.
Jeremiah 33:6See, I will make it healthy and well again, I will even make them well; I will let them see peace and good faith in full measure.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:2-11
Mutability of Human Affairs. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get,… Read the whole commentary →