Ecclesiastes 3:2

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Everything Has Its Time

1 To everything there is a season,
A ^atime for every purpose under heaven:

2 A time¹ to be born,
And ^aa time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;

3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;

4 A time to ^aweep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;

5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
^aA time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;

6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;

7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
^aA time to keep silence,
And a time to ^bspeak;

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 3:2

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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;

Amplified® Bible
A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted,

Contemporary English Version
There is a time for birth and death, planting and reaping,

Darby English 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;

Good News Bible
He sets the time for birth and the time for death, the time for planting and the time for pulling up,

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;

New American Standard Bible
A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.

New International Version
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

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;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what we have planted.

Revised Standard Version
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;

Young's Literal Translation
A time to bring forth, And a time to die. A time to plant, And a time to eradicate the planted.

New English Translation
A time to be born,¹ and a time to die;² a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted;

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