Ecclesiastes 3:3
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;”Ecclesiastes 3:3
What Does Ecclesiastes 3:3 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 3:3 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Reconciliation.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 3:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hosea 6:1“Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.”1 Samuel 2:6“The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.”Jeremiah 45:4“Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.”Jeremiah 31:28“And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.”Deuteronomy 32:39“See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.”Isaiah 44:26“That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:”Isaiah 5:5“And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:”1 Samuel 2:25“If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.”Isaiah 38:5“Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.”Jeremiah 33:6“Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.”Daniel 9:25“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.”Ezekiel 13:14“So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”Numbers 26:6“Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.”Acts 5:15“Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.”Zechariah 1:12“Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?”Luke 9:54“And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?”
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