Ecclesiastes 3:2
A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 season, and in their times all things pass under heaven.
3A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to destroy, and a time to build.
Cross References
Genesis 17:21But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sara shall bring forth to thee at this time in the next year.
Genesis 47:29And when he saw that the day of his death drew nigh, he called his son Joseph, and said to him: If I have found favour in thy sight, put thy hand under my thigh; and thou shalt shew me this kindness and truth, not to bury me in Egypt:
Numbers 27:12The Lord also said to Moses: Go up into this mountain Abarim, and view from thence the land which I will give to the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 34:5And Moses the servant of the Lord died there, in the land of Moab, by the commandment of the Lord:
1 Kings 13:2And he cried out against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said: O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord: Behold a child shall be born to the house of David, Josias by name, and he shall immolate upon thee the priests of the high places, who now burn incense upon thee, and he shall burn men's bones upon thee.
Job 7:1The life of man upon earth is a warfare, and his days are like the days of a hireling.
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 →