Ecclesiastes 3:2

Holy Bible: 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.

Cross References

Hebrews 9:27

Everyone must die once. Then they are judged.

Job 14:5

The length of our life has been decided. You alone know how long that is. You have set the limits for us and nothing can change them.

Galatians 4:4

But when the right time came, God sent his Son, who was born from a woman and lived under the law.

Luke 1:20

Now, listen! You will not be able to talk until the day when these things happen. You will lose your speech because you did not believe what I told you. But everything I said will really happen.”

Matthew 15:13

Jesus answered, “Every plant that my Father in heaven has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.

John 16:21

“When a woman gives birth to a baby, she has pain, because her time has come. But when her baby is born, she forgets the pain. She forgets because she is so happy that a child has been born into the world.

Isaiah 38:1

At that time Hezekiah became sick and almost died. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to see him and told him, “The Lord told me to tell you this: ‘You will die soon. So you should tell your family what they should do when you die. You will not get well.’”

Job 7:1

“People have a hard struggle on earth. Their life is like that of a hired worker.

Acts 7:20

“This was the time when Moses was born. He was a very beautiful child, and for three months his parents took care of him at home.

Acts 7:17

“The number of our people in Egypt grew. There were more and more of our people there. The promise that God made to Abraham was soon to come true.

John 7:30

When Jesus said this, the people tried to grab him. But no one was able even to touch him, because the right time for him had not yet come.

Luke 1:36

And here’s something else: Your relative Elizabeth is pregnant. She is very old, but she is going to have a son. Everyone thought she could not have a baby, but she has been pregnant now for six months.

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him, “Zechariah, don’t be afraid. Your prayer has been heard by God. Your wife Elizabeth will give birth to a baby boy, and you will name him John.

Matthew 13:41

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will find the people who cause sin and all those who do evil. The angels will take those people out of his kingdom.

Jeremiah 45:4

Jeremiah, tell Baruch that this is what the Lord says: I will tear down what I have built, and I will pull up what I have planted. I will do that everywhere in Judah.

Jeremiah 1:10

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

Isaiah 54:1

“Woman, be happy! You have not had any children, but you should be very happy. “Yes, the woman who is alone will have more children than the woman with a husband.” This is what the Lord says.

Isaiah 38:5

“Go to Hezekiah and tell him that the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says, ‘I heard your prayer, and I saw your tears. I will add 15 years to your life.

Psalm 113:9

He gives children to the woman whose home is empty. He makes her a happy mother. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 52:5

So God will ruin you forever! He will grab you and pull you from your home, like someone pulling up a plant by the roots! Selah

Job 14:14

If a man dies, will he live again? If so, I would gladly suffer through this time waiting for my release.

2 Kings 4:16

Elisha said, “About this time next spring, you will be holding your own baby boy in your arms.” The woman said, “No, sir! Man of God, don’t lie to me!”

1 Kings 13:2

The Lord had commanded the man of God to speak against the altar. He said, “Altar, the Lord says to you: ‘David’s family will have a son. His name will be Josiah. The priests of the high places are now burning incense on you, but Josiah will offer the priests on you and burn human bones on you, so you can never be used again!’”

1 Samuel 2:5

People who had plenty of food in the past must now work to get food. But those who were hungry in the past now grow fat on food. The woman who was not able to have children now has seven children. But the woman who had many children is sad because her children are gone.

Deuteronomy 34:5

Then Moses, the Lord’s servant, died there in the land of Moab. The Lord had told Moses this would happen.

Genesis 47:29

The time came when Israel knew he would soon die, so he called his son Joseph to him. He said, “If you love me, put your hand under my leg and make a promise. Promise that you will do what I say and that you will be truthful with me. When I die, don’t bury me in Egypt.

Genesis 17:21

But I will make my agreement with Isaac, the son who Sarah will have. He will be born at this same time next year.”

Proverbs 24:27

First get your fields ready, next plant your crops, and then build your house.

Isaiah 28:24

Does a farmer plow his field all the time? No, he doesn’t work the soil all the time.