Ecclesiastes 3:3

New International Reader's Version

There is a time to kill. And there’s a time to heal. There is a time to tear down. And there’s a time to build up.

Cross References

Genesis 9:6

“Anyone who murders a human being will be killed by a human being. That is because I have made human beings so that they are like me.

Isaiah 44:26

I make the words of my servants the prophets come true. I carry out what my messengers say will happen. “I say about Jerusalem, ‘My people will live there again.’ I say about the towns of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt.’ I say about their broken-down buildings, ‘I will make them like new again.’

Isaiah 6:10

Make the hearts of these people stubborn. Plug up their ears. Close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes. They might hear with their ears. They might understand with their hearts. And they might turn to me and be healed.”

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 31:28

I watched over Israel and Judah to pull them up by the roots. I tore them down. I crushed them. I destroyed them. I brought horrible trouble on them. But now I will watch over them to build them up and plant them,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 33:6

“But now I will bring health and healing to Jerusalem. I will heal my people. I will let them enjoy great peace and security.

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.

Ezekiel 13:14

I will tear down the wall you prophets painted over. I will knock it down. The only thing left will be its foundation. When it falls, you will be destroyed along with it. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Haggai 1:2

Here is what the Lord who rules over all says. “The people of Judah say, ‘It’s not yet time to rebuild the Lord’s temple.’ ”

Haggai 1:4

“My temple is still destroyed. But you are living in your houses that have beautiful wooden walls.”

Zechariah 1:12

Then the angel of the Lord spoke up. He said, “Lord, you rule over all. How long will you keep from showing your tender love to Jerusalem? How long will you keep it from the towns of Judah? You have been angry with them for 70 years.”

Deuteronomy 32:39

“Look! I am the One! There is no other God except me. I put some people to death. I bring others to life. I have wounded, and I will heal. No one can save you from my power.

1 Samuel 2:25

If a person sins against someone else, God can help that sinner. But if anyone sins against the Lord, who can help them?” In spite of what their father Eli said, his sons didn’t pay any attention to his warning. That’s because the Lord had already decided to put them to death.

1 Samuel 2:6

“The Lord causes people to die. He also gives people life. He brings people down to the grave. He also brings people up from death.