Ecclesiastes 3:2

a time to give birth and a time to die;
a time to plant and a time to uproot;

Hebrews 9:27

And just as it is appointed for people to die once—and after this, judgment

Job 14:5

Since man’s days are determined
and the number of his months depends on You,
and since You have set limits he cannot pass,

Genesis 17:21

But I will confirm My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”

Genesis 21:1-2

The Lord came to Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what He had promised.

Genesis 47:29

When the time drew near for him to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise me that you will deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt.

Numbers 20:24-28

“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land I have given the Israelites, because you both rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.

Numbers 27:12-14

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.

Deuteronomy 3:23-26

“At that time I begged the Lord:

Deuteronomy 34:5

So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said.

1 Samuel 2:5

Those who are full hire themselves out for food,
but those who are starving hunger no more.
The woman who is childless gives birth to seven,
but the woman with many sons pines away.

1 Kings 13:2

The man of God cried out against the altar by a revelation from the Lord: “Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says, ‘A son will be born to the house of David, named Josiah, and he will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who are burning incense on you. Human bones will be burned on you.’”

2 Kings 4:16

Elisha said, “At this time next year you will have a son in your arms.”

Then she said, “No, my lord. Man of God, do not deceive your servant.”

Job 7:1

Isn’t mankind consigned to forced labor on earth?
Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

Job 14:14

When a man dies, will he come back to life?
If so, I would wait all the days of my struggle
until my relief comes.

Psalm 52:5

This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah

Psalm 113:9

He gives the childless woman a household,
making her the joyful mother of children.
Hallelujah!

Isaiah 5:2-5

He broke up the soil, cleared it of stones,
and planted it with the finest vines.
He built a tower in the middle of it
and even dug out a winepress there.
He expected it to yield good grapes,
but it yielded worthless grapes.

Isaiah 38:1

In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Put your affairs in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

Isaiah 38:5

“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I am going to add 15 years to your life.

Isaiah 54:1

“Rejoice, childless one, who did not give birth;
burst into song and shout,
you who have not been in labor!
For the children of the forsaken one will be more
than the children of the married woman,”
says the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:10

See, I have appointed you today
over nations and kingdoms
to uproot and tear down,
to destroy and demolish,
to build and plant.

Jeremiah 18:7-10

At one moment I might announce concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will uproot, tear down, and destroy it.

Jeremiah 45:4

“This is what you are to say to him: ‘This is what the Lord says: What I have built I am about to demolish, and what I have planted I am about to uproot—the whole land!

Matthew 13:28-29

“‘An enemy did this!’ he told them.

“‘So, do you want us to go and gather them up?’ the slaves asked him.

Matthew 13:41

The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather from His kingdom everything that causes sin and those guilty of lawlessness.

Matthew 15:13

He replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him:

Do not be afraid, Zechariah,
because your prayer has been heard.
Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you will name him John.

Luke 1:20

Now listen! You will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

Luke 1:36

And consider your relative Elizabeth—even she has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called childless.

John 7:30

Then they tried to seize Him. Yet no one laid a hand on Him because His hour had not yet come.

John 16:21

When a woman is in labor she has pain because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world.

Acts 7:17

“As the time was drawing near to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt

Acts 7:20

At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in God’s sight. He was cared for in his father’s home three months,

Galatians 4:4

When the time came to completion, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Time to be born

Genesis 17:21
But I will confirm My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”
Genesis 21:1
The Lord came to Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what He had promised.
1 Samuel 2:5
Those who are full hire themselves out for food,
but those who are starving hunger no more.
The woman who is childless gives birth to seven,
but the woman with many sons pines away.
1 Kings 13:2
The man of God cried out against the altar by a revelation from the Lord: “Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says, ‘A son will be born to the house of David, named Josiah, and he will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who are burning incense on you. Human bones will be burned on you.’”
2 Kings 4:16
Elisha said, “At this time next year you will have a son in your arms.”

Then she said, “No, my lord. Man of God, do not deceive your servant.”
Psalm 113:9
He gives the childless woman a household,
making her the joyful mother of children.
Hallelujah!
Isaiah 54:1
“Rejoice, childless one, who did not give birth;
burst into song and shout,
you who have not been in labor!
For the children of the forsaken one will be more
than the children of the married woman,”
says the Lord.
Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him:

Do not be afraid, Zechariah,
because your prayer has been heard.
Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you will name him John.
John 16:21
When a woman is in labor she has pain because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world.
Acts 7:17
“As the time was drawing near to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt
Galatians 4:4
When the time came to completion, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

And a time

Genesis 47:29
When the time drew near for him to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise me that you will deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt.
Numbers 20:24
“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land I have given the Israelites, because you both rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
Numbers 27:12
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.
Deuteronomy 3:23
“At that time I begged the Lord:
Deuteronomy 34:5
So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said.
Job 7:1
Isn’t mankind consigned to forced labor on earth?
Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
Job 14:5
Since man’s days are determined
and the number of his months depends on You,
and since You have set limits he cannot pass,
Isaiah 38:1
In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Put your affairs in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
John 7:30
Then they tried to seize Him. Yet no one laid a hand on Him because His hour had not yet come.
Hebrews 9:27
And just as it is appointed for people to die once—and after this, judgment

A time to plant

Psalm 52:5
This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah
Isaiah 5:2
He broke up the soil, cleared it of stones,
and planted it with the finest vines.
He built a tower in the middle of it
and even dug out a winepress there.
He expected it to yield good grapes,
but it yielded worthless grapes.
Jeremiah 1:10
See, I have appointed you today
over nations and kingdoms
to uproot and tear down,
to destroy and demolish,
to build and plant.
Jeremiah 18:7
At one moment I might announce concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will uproot, tear down, and destroy it.
Jeremiah 45:4
“This is what you are to say to him: ‘This is what the Lord says: What I have built I am about to demolish, and what I have planted I am about to uproot—the whole land!
Matthew 13:28
“‘An enemy did this!’ he told them.

“‘So, do you want us to go and gather them up?’ the slaves asked him.
Matthew 15:13
He replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.

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