Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 — Legacy Standard Bible

A Time for Everything

3There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a ^atime for every ¹matter under heaven—

²A time to give birth and a ^atime to die;A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.³A ^atime to kill and a time to heal;A time to tear down and a time to build up.⁴A time to ^aweep and a time to ^blaugh;A time to mourn and a time to ^cdance.⁵A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.⁶A time to search and a time to lose;A time to keep and a time to throw away.⁷A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;A time to ^abe silent and a time to speak.⁸A time to love and a time to ^ahate;A time for war and a time for peace.