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Christian Standard Bible ®

Ecclesiastes 3:2

a time to give birth and a time to die;a time to plant and a time to uproot;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Death;   The Topic Concordance - Time;   War/weapons;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Time;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Garden;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ecclesiastes, Book of;   Israel, History of;   Poetry;   Time, Meaning of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ecclesiastes;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Ass;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Providence;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Berechiah Ii., R.;   Judaism;   Right and Righteousness;   Satan;   Temurah, Midrash;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for September 27;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names 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;
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;
English Standard Version
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
New American Standard Bible
A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
New Century Version
There is a time to be born and a time to die. There is a time to plant and a time to pull up plants.
Amplified Bible
A time to be born and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what 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;
Geneva Bible (1587)
A time to bee borne, and a time to die: a time to plant, and a time to plucke vp that which is planted.
Legacy Standard Bible
A time to give birth and a time to die;A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
Berean Standard Bible
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
Contemporary English Version
There is a time for birth and death, planting and reaping,
Complete Jewish Bible
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
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;
Easy-to-Read Version
There is a time to be born and a time to die. There is a time to plant and a time to pull up plants.
George Lamsa 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;
Good News Translation
He sets the time for birth and the time for death, the time for planting and the time for pulling up,
Lexham English Bible
a time to bear and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to root up what is planted;
Literal Translation
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pull up what is planted;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There is a tyme to be borne, and a tyme to dye. There is a tyme to plate, and a tyme to plucke vp the thinge, yt 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;
Bible in Basic English
A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
A time to be born, and a time to die; {S}{S}{N}
King James Version (1611)
A time to be borne, and a time to die: a time to plant, and a time to pluck vp that which is planted.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
There is a tyme to be borne, and a tyme to dye: there is a tyme to plant, and a tyme to plucke vp the thyng that is planted.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
A time of birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what has been planted;
English Revised 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;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Tyme of birthe, and time of diyng; tyme to plaunte, and tyme to drawe vp that that is plauntid.
Update Bible 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;
Webster's Bible 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;
New English Translation
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted;
New King James Version
A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted;
New Living Translation
A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.
New Life Bible
There is a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pick what is planted.
New Revised Standard
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A time to be born, and a time to die, - A time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted;
Douay-Rheims 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.
Revised Standard Version
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what 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.
THE MESSAGE
A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap, A right time to kill and another to heal, A right time to destroy and another to construct, A right time to cry and another to laugh, A right time to lament and another to cheer, A right time to make love and another to abstain, A right time to embrace and another to part, A right time to search and another to count your losses, A right time to hold on and another to let go, A right time to rip out and another to mend, A right time to shut up and another to speak up, A right time to love and another to hate, A right time to wage war and another to make peace.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.

Contextual Overview

1There is an occasion for everything, 2a time to give birth and a time to die;a time to plant and a time to uproot;3a time to kill and a time to heal;a time to tear down and a time to build; 4a time to weep and a time to laugh;a time to mourn and a time to dance; 5a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing; 6a time to search and a time to count as lost;a time to keep and a time to throw away; 7a time to tear and a time to sew;a time to be silent and a time to speak; 8a time to love and a time to hate;a time for war and a time for peace. 9What does the worker gain from his struggles? 10I have seen the task that God has given the children of Adam to keep them occupied.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

time to be born: Heb. time to bear, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 21:1, Genesis 21:2, 1 Samuel 2:5, 1 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 4:16, Psalms 113:9, Isaiah 54:1, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:20, Luke 1:36, John 16:21, Acts 7:17, Acts 7:20, Galatians 4:4

and a time: Genesis 47:29, Numbers 20:24-28, Numbers 27:12-14, Deuteronomy 3:23-26, Deuteronomy 34:5, Job 7:1, Job 14:5, Job 14:14, Isaiah 38:1, Isaiah 38:5, John 7:30, Hebrews 9:27

a time to plant: Psalms 52:5, Isaiah 5:2-5, Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 18:7-10, Jeremiah 45:4, Matthew 13:28, Matthew 13:29, Matthew 13:41, Matthew 15:13

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 26:10 - his day Jeremiah 18:9 - to build Jeremiah 31:28 - so

Cross-References

Psalms 58:4
They have venom like the venom of a snake,like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

A time to be born,.... The Targum is,

"to beget sons and daughters;''

but rather it is to bear them, there being a time in nature fixed for that, called the hour of a woman, Job 14:1;

and a time to die; the time of a man's coming into the world and going out of it, both being fixed by the Lord f: this is true of all men in general, of all men that come into the world, for whom it is appointed that they shall die; and particularly of Christ, whose birth was at the time appointed by the Father, in the fulness of time; and whose death was in due time, nor could his life be taken away before his hour was come, John 7:30; and this holds good of every individual man; his birth is at the time God has fixed it; that any man is born into the world, is of God; no man comes into it at his own pleasure or another's, but at the will of God, and when he pleases, not sooner nor later; and the time of his going out of the world is settled by him, beyond which time he cannot live, and sooner he cannot die, Job 14:5; and though no mention is made of the interval of life between a man's birth and death, yet all events intervening are appointed by God; as the place of his abode; his calling and station of life; all circumstances of prosperity and adversity; all diseases of body, and what lead on to death, and issue in it: the reason why these two are put so close together is, to show the certainty of death; that as sure as a man is born, so sure shall he die; and the frailty and shortness of life, which is but an hand's breadth, passes away like a tale that is told, yea, is as nothing; so that no account is made of it, as if there was no time allotted it, or that it deserved no mention; and also to observe that the seeds of mortality and death are in men as soon as they are born; as soon as they begin to live they begin to die, death is working in them;

a time to plant; a tree, as the Targum, or any herb;

and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; a tree or herb, as before, when grown to its ripeness, and fit for use; or when grown old, barren, and unfruitful; there are particular seasons for planting plants, and some for one and some for another. This may be applied in a civil sense to planting and plucking up kingdoms and states; see Jeremiah 1:10; as it is by the Jews, particularly to the planting and plucking up of the kingdom of Israel; the people of Israel were a vine brought out of Egypt and planted in the land of Canaan, and afterwards plucked up and carried captive into Babylon; and afterwards planted again, and then again plucked up by the Romans; and will be assuredly planted in their own land again; see Psalms 80:8; It may be illustrated in a spiritual sense by the planting of the Jewish church, sometimes compared to a vineyard; and the plucking it up, abolishing their church state and ordinances; and by planting Gospel churches in the Gentile world, and plucking them up again, as in the seven cities of Asia; or removing the candlestick out of its place; and by planting particular persons in churches, and removing them again: some indeed that are planted in the house of the Lord are planted in Christ, and rooted and grounded in the love of God; are plants which Christ's Father has planted, and will never be rooted up; but there are others who are planted through the external ministry of the word, or are plants only by profession, and these become twice dead, plucked up by the roots; and there are times for these things,

Psalms 92:14.

f "Stat sua cuique dies, breve et irreparabile tempus omnibus est vitae"; Virgil. Aeneid. l. 10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ecclesiastes 3:2. A time to be born, and a time to die - plant

"As in its mother's womb the embryo lies

A space determined; to full growth arrived,

From its dark prison bursts, and sees the light;

So is the period fix'd when man shall drop

Into the grave. - A time there is to plant,

And sow; another time to pluck and reap.

Even nations have their destined rise and fall:

Awhile they thrive; and for destruction ripe,

When grown, are rooted up like wither'd plants."


 
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