But I will make my agreement with Isaac. Isaac will be the son that Sarah will have. This son will be born at this same time next year.”
Ecclesiastes 3:2 - Easy To Read Version There is a time to be born,\par and a time to die.\par There is a time to plant,\par and a time to pull up plants.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted, [Heb. 9:27.] American Standard Version (1901) a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; Common English Bible a time for giving birth and a time for dying, a time for planting and a time for uprooting what was planted, Catholic Public Domain Version A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pull up what was planted. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. |
But I will make my agreement with Isaac. Isaac will be the son that Sarah will have. This son will be born at this same time next year.”
The time came when Israel (Jacob) knew he would soon die, so he called his son Joseph to him. He said, “If you love me, then put your hand under my leg and make a promise. [252] 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.
The Lord had commanded the man of God to speak against the altar. He said,
Elisha said {to the woman}, “About this time next spring, you will be hugging your own baby boy.”
If a person dies, will he live again?\par I would wait as long as I must\par until I could be set free.\par
Man’s life is limited.\par God, you decide how long a man lives.\par You set those limits for a man\par and nothing can change them.\par
A woman might not have children.\par But God will give children to her\par and make her happy.\par Praise the Lord!\par \par \par
So God will ruin you forever!\par He will grab you\par and pull you from your home, {\cf2\super [313]} \par like a person pulling a plant\par out of the ground, roots and all! {\cf2\super [314]} \par
Don’t build your house before you plant your fields. Make sure that you are prepared to grow food before you build a place to live.
Does a farmer plow his field all the time? No! Does he work the soil all the time? No!
At that time, Hezekiah became sick and almost died. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to see him.
“Go to Hezekiah and tell him that the Lord, the God of your ancestor {\cf2\super [360]} David says, ‘I heard your prayer, and I saw your tears. I will add 15 years to your life.
Woman, be happy!\par You have not had any children.\par But you should be very happy!\par
Today I have put you in charge\par of nations and kingdoms.\par You will pull up and tear down.\par You will destroy and overthrow.\par You will build up and plant.”\par
Jeremiah, say this to Baruch: ‘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.
The Son of Man {\cf2\super [189]} will send his angels, and his angels will find the people that cause sin and all people that do evil. The angels will take those people out of his kingdom.
Jesus answered, “Every plant that my Father in heaven has not planted himself will be pulled up by the roots.
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. You must name him John.
Now, listen! You will not be able to talk until the day when these things happen. You will lose your speech. Why? Because you did not believe what I told you. But these things will really happen.”
Also, 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!
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.
When Jesus said this, the people tried to get him. But no person was able to touch Jesus. It was not yet the right time \{for Jesus to be killed\}.
“The number of Israelites {\cf2\super [130]} in Egypt grew. There were more and more of our people there. (The promise that God made to Abraham was soon to come true.)
This was the time when Moses was born. He was a very fine child. For three months they took care of Moses in his father’s house.
But when the right time came, God sent his Son. God’s Son was born from a woman. God’s Son lived under the law. {\cf2\super [48]}
Then Moses, the Lord’s servant, died there in the land of Moab. The Lord had told Moses this would happen.
People who had plenty of food in the past must now work to get food. But people 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.