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Ecclesiastes 3:2

Ecclesiastes 3:2
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

A time to be born,.... The Targum is,

"to beget sons and daughters;''

but rather it is to bear them, there being a…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 3:1-10

The scope of these verses is to show, 1. That we live in a world of changes, that the several events of time, and…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

A time to be born Literally, a time to bear. It should be noted that in Hebrew MSS. and printed texts, the list of Times…