Ecclesiastes 3:2
A time of birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what has been planted;
Brenton Septuagint
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
1To all things there is a time, and a season for every matter under heaven.
3a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to pull down, and a time to build up;
Cross References
Genesis 17:21But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarrha shall bear to thee at this time, in the next year.
Genesis 47:29And the days of Israel drew nigh for him to die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If I have found favour before thee, put thy hand under my thigh, and thou shalt execute mercy and truth toward me, so as not to bury me in Egypt.
Numbers 27:12And the Lord said to Moses, Go up to the mountain that is in the country beyond Jordan, this mount Nabau, and behold the land Chanaan, which I give to the sons of Israel for a possession.
Deuteronomy 34:5So Moses the servant of the Lord died in the land of Moab by the word of the Lord.
1 Kings 13:2And he cried against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord, Behold, a son is to be born to the house of David, + 13:2 Gr. Josias the name to him.Josias by name; and he shall offer upon thee the priests of the high places, even of them that sacrifice upon thee, and he shall burn men's bones upon thee.
Job 7:1Is not the life of man upon earth a state of trial? and his existence as that of a hireling by the day?
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 →