Ecclesiastes 3:2
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
American King James Version (AKJV)
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
American Standard Version (ASV)
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;
Webster's Revision
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
World English Bible
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
English Revised Version (ERV)
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Clarke's Ecclesiastes 3:2 Bible Commentary
A time to be born, and a time to die - plant -
"As in its mother's womb the embryo lies
A space determined; to full growth arrived,
From its dark prison bursts, and sees the light;
So is the period fix'd when man shall drop
Into the grave - A time there is to plant,
And sow; another time to pluck and reap.
Even nations have their destined rise and fall:
Awhile they thrive; and for destruction ripe,
When grown, are rooted up like wither'd plants."
Wesley's Ecclesiastes 3:2 Bible Commentary
3:2 To die - And as there is a time to die, so there is a time to rise again, a set time when they that lie in the grave shall be remembered.