Ecclesiastes 3:3

Modern English Version

a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

Cross References

1 Samuel 2:6

“The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up.

Jeremiah 45:4

Thus you shall say to him, “Thus says the Lord: Behold, what I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.

Jeremiah 31:28

It shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them, to build, and to plant, says the Lord.

Deuteronomy 32:39

See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god besides Me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; there is no one who can deliver out of My hand.

Isaiah 44:26

who confirms the word of His servant and performs the counsel of His messengers, who says to Jerusalem, “You shall be inhabited,” and to the cities of Judah, “You shall be built.” And I will raise up her ruins again;

1 Samuel 2:25

If one man sins against another, God will judge him, but if a man sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?” But they did not listen to the voice of their father, because the Lord desired to kill them.

Ezekiel 13:14

So I will break down the wall that you have daubed with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground so that its foundation is laid bare. And when it falls, you shall be consumed in its midst. And you shall know that I am the Lord.

Jeremiah 33:6

Behold, I will bring it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.

Zechariah 1:12

Then the angel of the Lord said, “How much longer, O  Lord of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah with which You have been angry these seventy years?”

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in His own image.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn and be healed.”

Jeremiah 1:10

Behold, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.”

Haggai 1:2

Thus says the Lord of Hosts: These people say, The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.

Haggai 1:4

Is it time for you yourselves to live in paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?