Ecclesiastes 3:2

God's Word

a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pull out what was planted,

Cross References

Genesis 17:21

But I will make my promise to Isaac. Sarah will give birth to him at this time next year.”

Genesis 47:29

Israel was about to die. He called for his son Joseph and said to him, “I want you to swear that you love me and are faithful to me. Please don’t bury me here.

1 Kings 13:2

By a command of the Lord, this man condemned the altar. “Altar, altar! This is what the Lord says: There will be a son born in David’s family line. His name will be Josiah. Here on you Josiah will sacrifice the priests from the illegal worship sites who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.”

2 Kings 4:16

Elisha said, “At this time next spring, you will hold a baby boy in your arms.” She answered, “Don’t say that, sir. Don’t lie to me. You’re a man of God.”

Job 14:14

“If a person dies, will he go on living? I will wait for my relief to come as long as my hard labor continues.

Job 14:5

If the number of his days and the number of his months are determined by you, and you set his limit, then he cannot go past it.

Job 7:1

“Isn’t a mortal’s stay on earth difficult like a hired hand’s daily ⌞work⌟?

Psalm 113:9

He makes a woman who is in a childless home a joyful mother. Hallelujah!

Psalm 52:5

But God will ruin you forever. He will grab you and drag you out of your tent. He will pull your roots out of this world of the living. Selah

Proverbs 24:27

Prepare your work outside, and get things ready for yourself in the field. Afterwards, build your house.

Isaiah 28:24

Does a farmer go on plowing every day so he can plant? Does he continue to break up the soil and make furrows in the ground?

Isaiah 38:1

In those days Hezekiah became sick and was about to die. The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Give final instructions to your household, because you’re about to die. You won’t get well.”

Isaiah 38:5

“Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I’ve heard your prayer. I’ve seen your tears. I’m going to give you 15 more years to live.

Isaiah 54:1

Sing with joy, you childless women who never gave birth to children. Break into shouts of joy, you women who never had birth pains. “There will be more children of women who have been deserted than there are children of married women,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:10

Today I have put you in charge of nations and kingdoms. You will uproot and tear down. You will destroy and overthrow. You will build and plant.”

Jeremiah 45:4

“Say this to Baruch, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will tear down what I have built. I will uproot what I have planted throughout the earth.

Matthew 13:41

The Son of Man will send his angels. They will gather everything in his kingdom that causes people to sin and everyone who does evil.

Matthew 15:13

He answered, “Any plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

Luke 1:13

The angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son, and you will name him John.

Luke 1:20

But because you didn’t believe what I said, you will be unable to talk until the day this happens. Everything will come true at the right time.”

Luke 1:36

“Elizabeth, your relative, is six months pregnant with a son in her old age. People said she couldn’t have a child.

John 16:21

A woman has pain when her time to give birth comes. But after the child is born, she doesn’t remember the pain anymore because she’s happy that a child has been brought into the world.

John 7:30

The Jews tried to arrest him but couldn’t because his time had not yet come.

Acts 7:17

“When the time that God had promised to Abraham had almost come, the number of our people in Egypt had grown very large.

Acts 7:20

“At that time Moses was born, and he was a very beautiful child. His parents took care of him for three months.

Galatians 4:4

But when the right time came, God sent his Son ⌞into the world⌟. A woman gave birth to him, and he came under the control of the laws given to Moses.

Deuteronomy 34:5

As the Lord had predicted, the Lord’s servant Moses died in Moab.

Hebrews 9:27

People die once, and after that they are judged.

1 Samuel 2:5

Those who were well-fed hire themselves out for a piece of bread, but those who were hungry hunger no more. Even the woman who was childless gives birth to seven children, but the mother of many children grieves all alone.