Ecclesiastes 3:2 “a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to upr…”

Ecclesiastes 3:2

a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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;

World English Bible

a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

American Standard 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;

Geneva Bible 1599

A time to bee borne, and a time to die: a time to plant, and a time to plucke vp that which is planted.

Darby Translation

A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

Young's Literal Translation

A time to bring forth, And a time to die. A time to plant, And a time to eradicate the planted.

Bible in Basic English

A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;

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Cross references

“time to be born”

Luke 1:20 John 16:21 Galatians 4:4 Acts 7:17 Acts 7:20 Genesis 17:21

Luke 1:20 · BSB

And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”

John 16:21 · BSB

A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.

Galatians 4:4 · BSB

But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

Acts 7:17 · BSB

As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.

Acts 7:20 · BSB

At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.

Genesis 17:21 · BSB

But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”

“and a time”

Hebrews 9:27 Job 14:5 Job 7:1 Isaiah 38:1 Genesis 47:29 Numbers 20:24–28

Hebrews 9:27 · BSB

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

Job 14:5 · BSB

Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,

Job 7:1 · BSB

“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

Isaiah 38:1 · BSB

In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

Genesis 47:29 · BSB

When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in E…

Numbers 20:24–28 · BSB

“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.

“a time to plant”

Matthew 15:13 Jeremiah 18:7–10 Jeremiah 45:4 Psalm 52:5 Isaiah 5:2–5 Jeremiah 1:10

Matthew 15:13 · BSB

But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

Jeremiah 18:7–10 · BSB

At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.

Jeremiah 45:4 · BSB

Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.

Psalm 52:5 · BSB

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Isaiah 5:2–5 · BSB

He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!

Jeremiah 1:10 · BSB

See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

3a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build,

Read Ecclesiastes 3