A timeto givebirthand a timeto die;A timeto plantand a timeto uprootwhat is planted.
"But My covenantI will establishwith Isaac,whomSarahwill bearto you at thisseasonnextyear."
When the timefor Israelto diedrewnear,he calledhis sonJosephand saidto him, "Please,ifI have foundfavorin your sight,placenowyour handundermy thighand dealwith me in kindnessand faithfulness.Pleasedo not buryme in Egypt,
He criedagainstthe altarby the wordof the LORD,and said,"O altar,altar,thussaysthe LORD,'Behold,a sonshall be bornto the houseof David,Josiahby name;and on you he shall sacrificethe priestsof the highplaceswho burnincenseon you, and humanbonesshall be burnedon you.'"
Then he said,"At thisseasonnextyearyou will embracea son."And she said,"No,my lord,O manof God,do not lieto your maidservant."
"Ifa mandies,will he live[again]? Allthe daysof my struggleI will waitUntilmy changecomes.
"Sincehis daysare determined,The numberof his monthsis with You; And his limitsYou have setso that he cannotpass.
"Is not manforcedto laboron earth,And [are not] his dayslike the daysof a hiredman?
He makes the barrenwomanabidein the house[As] a joyfulmotherof children.Praisethe LORD!
But Godwill breakyou downforever;He will snatchyou up and tearyou awayfrom [your] tent,And uprootyou from the landof the living.Selah.
Prepareyour workoutsideAnd makeit readyfor yourself in the field;Afterwards,then, buildyour house.
Does the farmerplowcontinuallyto plantseed?Does he [continually] turnand harrowthe ground?
In thosedaysHezekiahbecamemortallyill.And Isaiahthe prophetthe sonof Amozcameto him and saidto him, "Thussaysthe LORD,Setyour housein order,for you shall dieand not live.'"
"Goand sayto Hezekiah,'Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof your fatherDavid,"I have heardyour prayer,I have seenyour tears;behold,I will addfifteenyearsto your life.
"Shoutfor joy,O barrenone,you who have borneno[child]; Breakforthinto joyfulshoutingand cryaloud,you who have not travailed;For the sonsof the desolateone [will be] morenumerousThanthe sonsof the marriedwoman," saysthe LORD.
"See,I have appointedyou thisdayoverthe nationsand overthe kingdoms,To pluckup and to breakdown,To destroyand to overthrow,To buildand to plant."
"Thusyou are to sayto him, 'Thussaysthe LORD,"Behold,whatI have builtI am about to teardown,and whatI have plantedI am about to uproot,that is, the wholeland."
"The Sonof Manwill send forthHis angels,and they will gatherout of His kingdomallstumbling blocks,and thosewho commitlawlessness,
But He answeredand said,"EveryplantwhichMy heavenlyFatherdid not plantshall be uprooted.
But the angelsaidto him, "Do not be afraid,Zacharias,for your petitionhas been heard,and your wifeElizabethwill bearyou a son,and you will givehim the nameJohn.
"And behold,you shall be silentand unableto speakuntilthe daywhenthese thingstake place,becauseyou did not believemy words,whichwill be fulfilledin their proper time."
"And behold,evenyour relativeElizabethhas alsoconceiveda sonin her old age;and she who was calledbarrenis now in her sixthmonth.
"Whenevera womanis in laborshe haspain,becauseher hourhas come;but whenshe givesbirthto the child,she no longerremembersthe anguishbecauseof the joythat a childhas been borninto the world.
Sothey were seekingto seizeHim; and no manlaidhis handon Him, becauseHis hourhad not yetcome.
"But as the timeof the promisewas approachingwhichGodhad assuredto Abraham,the peopleincreasedand multipliedin Egypt,
"It was at thistimethat Moseswas born;and he was lovelyin the sightof God,and he was nurturedthreemonthsin his father'shome.
But whenthe fullnessof the timecame,Godsent forthHis Son,bornof a woman,bornunderthe Law,
So Mosesthe servantof the LORDdiedtherein the landof Moab,accordingto the wordof the LORD.
And inasmuchas it is appointedfor mento dieonceand afterthis[comes] judgment,
"Those who were fullhirethemselves out for bread,But those who were hungrycease[to hunger]. Eventhe barrengivesbirthto seven,But she who has manychildrenlanguishes.
