Ecclesiastes 3:2 (GNV)

Passage

A time to bee borne, and a time to die: a time to plant, and a time to plucke vp that which is planted.

Nearby Context

Ecclesiastes 3:1 To all things there is an appointed time, and a time to euery purpose vnder the heauen.

Ecclesiastes 3:2 A time to bee borne, and a time to die: a time to plant, and a time to plucke vp that which is planted.

Ecclesiastes 3:3 A time to slay, and a time to heale: a time to breake downe, and a time to builde.

Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weepe, and a time to laugh: a time to mourne, and a time to dance.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "time", "borne", "plant", "plucke", and "planted". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "time" and "borne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "To all things there is an appointed..." into verse 3's "A time to slay and a time...", so "time" and "borne" belong inside that flow. In Ecclesiastes context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "time" and "borne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.