Ecclesiastes 3:2 - Compare All Versions
Ecclesiastes 3:2-8 MSG (The Message)
A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap, A right time to kill and another to heal, A right time to destroy and another to construct, A right time to cry and another to laugh, A right time to lament and another to cheer, A right time to make love and another to abstain, A right time to embrace and another to part, A right time to search and another to count your losses, A right time to hold on and another to let go, A right time to rip out and another to mend, A right time to shut up and another to speak up, A right time to love and another to hate, A right time to wage war and another to make peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:2 KJV (King James 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
Ecclesiastes 3:2 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
Ecclesiastes 3:2 NCV (New Century Version)
There is a time to be born and a time to die. There is a time to plant and a time to pull up plants.
Ecclesiastes 3:2 ASV (American Standard 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
Ecclesiastes 3:2 NIV (New International Version)
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot
Ecclesiastes 3:2 NKJV (New King James Version)
A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted
Ecclesiastes 3:2 AMP (Amplified Bible)
A time to be born and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. [Heb 9:27]
Ecclesiastes 3:2 NLT (New Living Translation)
A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.
Ecclesiastes 3:2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted