Ecclesiastes 3:2
A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pull up what was planted.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
In Context
1All things have their time, and all things under heaven continue during their interval.
3A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to tear down, and a time to build up.
Cross References
Genesis 17:21Yet in truth, I will establish my covenant with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth for you at this time next year.”
Genesis 47:29And when he discerned that the day of his death was approaching, he called his son Joseph, and he said to him: “If I have found favor in your sight, place your hand under my thigh. And you shall show me mercy and truth, not to bury me in Egypt.
Numbers 27:12The Lord also said to Moses: “Ascend onto this mountain, Abarim, and contemplate from there the land, which I will give to the sons of Israel.
Deuteronomy 34:5And Moses, the servant of the Lord, died in that place, in the land of Moab, by order of the Lord.
1 Kings 13:2And by the word of the Lord, he cried out against the altar. And he said: “O altar, O altar! Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a son will be born to the house of David, Josiah by name. And upon you, he will immolate the priests of the high places, who now burn incense upon you. And upon you, he will burn up the bones of men.’”
Job 7:1The life of a man on the earth is a battle, and his days are like the days of a hired hand.
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 →