Ecclesiastes 3:2

New International Reader's Version

There is a time to be born. And there’s a time to die. There is a time to plant. And there’s a time to pull up what is planted.

Cross References

Genesis 17:21

But I will establish my covenant with Isaac. By this time next year, Sarah will have a son by you.”

Genesis 47:29

The time came near for Israel to die. So he sent for his son Joseph. He said to him, “If you are pleased with me, put your hand under my thigh. Promise me that you will be kind and faithful to me. Don’t bury me in Egypt.

1 Kings 13:2

The man cried out. He shouted a message from the Lord against the altar. He said, “Altar! Altar! The Lord says, ‘A son named Josiah will be born into the royal family of David. Altar, listen to me! Josiah will sacrifice the priests of the high places on you. They will be the children of the priests who are offering sacrifices here. So human bones will be burned on you.’ ”

2 Kings 4:16

“You will hold a son in your arms,” Elisha said. “It will be about this time next year.” “No, my master!” she objected. “You are a man of God. So please don’t lie to me!”

Job 14:14

If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard work I will wait for the time when you give me new life.

Job 14:5

You decide how long anyone will live. You have established the number of his months. You have set a limit to the number of his days.

Job 7:1

Job continued, “Don’t all human beings have to work hard on this earth? Aren’t their days like the days of hired workers?

Psalm 113:9

He gives children to the woman who doesn’t have any children. He makes her a happy mother in her own home. Praise the Lord.

Psalm 52:5

So God will destroy you forever. He will grab you and pluck you from your tent. He will remove you from this life.

Proverbs 24:27

Put your outdoor work in order. Get your fields ready. After that, build your house.

Isaiah 28:24

When a farmer plows in order to plant, does he plow without stopping? Does he keep on breaking up the soil and making the field level?

Isaiah 38:1

In those days Hezekiah became very sick. He knew he was about to die. Isaiah went to see him. Isaiah was the son of Amoz. Isaiah told Hezekiah, “The Lord says, ‘Put everything in order. Make out your will. You are going to die soon. You will not get well again.’ ”

Isaiah 38:5

“Go and speak to Hezekiah. Tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of King David, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. I will add 15 years to your life.

Isaiah 54:1

“Jerusalem, sing! You are now like a woman who never had a child. Burst into song! Shout for joy! You who have never had labor pains, you are now all alone. But you will have more children than a woman who still has a husband,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:10

Today I am appointing you to speak to nations and kingdoms. I give you authority to pull them up by the roots and tear them down. I give you authority to destroy them and crush them. I give you authority to build them up and plant them.”

Jeremiah 45:4

But here is what the Lord has told me to say to you, Baruch. ‘The Lord says, “I will destroy what I have built up. I will pull up by the roots what I have planted. I will do this throughout the earth.

Matthew 13:41

The Son of Man will send out his angels. They will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin. They will also get rid of all who do evil.

Matthew 15:13

Jesus replied, “They are plants that my Father in heaven has not planted. They will be pulled up by the roots.

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah. Your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will have a child. It will be a boy, and you must call him John.

Luke 1:20

And now you will have to be silent. You will not be able to speak until after John is born. That’s because you did not believe my words. They will come true at the time God has chosen.”

Luke 1:36

Your relative Elizabeth will have a child even though she is old. People thought she could not have children. But she has been pregnant for six months now.

John 16:21

A woman giving birth to a baby has pain. That’s because her time to give birth has come. But when her baby is born, she forgets the pain. She forgets because she is so happy that a baby has been born into the world.

John 7:30

When he said this, they tried to arrest him. But no one laid a hand on him. The time for him to show who he really was had not yet come.

Acts 7:17

“In Egypt the number of our people grew and grew. It was nearly time for God to make his promise to Abraham come true.

Acts 7:20

“At that time Moses was born. He was not an ordinary child. For three months he was taken care of by his family.

Galatians 4:4

But then the chosen time came. God sent his Son. A woman gave birth to him. He was born under the authority of the law.

Deuteronomy 34:5

Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in Moab. It happened just as the Lord had said.

Hebrews 9:27

People have to die once. After that, God will judge them.

1 Samuel 2:5

Those who used to be full have to work for food. But those who used to be hungry aren’t hungry anymore. The woman who couldn’t have children has seven of them now. But the woman who has had many children is sad now because hers have died.