Ecclesiastes 3:2
A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted.
Noyes Bible
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
1For every thing there is a fixed period, and an appointed time to every thing under heaven:—
3A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to breaking down, and a time to build up.
Cross References
Job 7:1Is there not a war-service for man on the earth? Are not his days as 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 →