Ecclesiastes 3:3
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to pull down, and a time to build up;
LXX2012 (US 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 of birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what has been planted;
4a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to lament, and a time to dance;
Cross References
Numbers 26:6To Asron, the family of Asroni: to Charmi, the family of Charmi.
1 Samuel 2:6The Lord kills and makes alive; he brings down to the grave, and brings up.
Isaiah 5:5And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be for a spoil; and I will pull down its walls, and it shall be left to be trodden down.
Isaiah 38:5Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, and seen your tears: behold, I will add to your time fifteen years.
Jeremiah 1:10Behold, I have appointed you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to rebuild, and to plant.
Jeremiah 33:6then will I make this house as Selo, and I will make this city a curse to all the nations of all the earth.
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 →