Ecclesiastes 3:2

“A time to be born, etc.] The Targum is, “to beget sons and daughters;” but rather it is to bear them, there being a time in nature fixed for that, called the hour of a woman, (<181401>Job 14:1); and a time to die; the time of a man’s coming into the world and going out of it, both being fixed by the Lordf80: this is true of all men in general, of all men that come into the world, for whom it is appointed that they shall die; and particularly of Christ, whose birth was at the time appointed by the Father, in the fulness of time; and whose death was in due time, nor could his life be taken away before his hour was come, (<430730>John 7:30 8:20 13:1); and this holds good of every individual…”

“time to die-- (Psa 31:15; Heb 9:27). plant--A man can no more reverse the times and order of "planting," and of "digging up," and transplanting, than he can alter the times fixed for his "birth" and "death." To try to "plant" out of season is vanity, however good in season; so to make earthly things the chief end is vanity, however good they be in order and season. GILL takes it, not so well, figuratively (Jer 18:7, Jer 18:9; Amo 9:15; Mat 15:13).”

“To die - And as there is a time to die, so there is a time to rise again, a set time when they that lie in the grave shall be remembered. Ecclesiastes 3:3”

“3:2-8 We have no control over when we are born or when we die (8:8), but it is our responsibility to live wisely between those events. • plant and . . . harvest: Wise agricultural decisions must be made in the natural seasons. • In ancient Israel, the times to kill included capital punishment and war. • In times of mourning, people in the Near East would often tear their clothes. • There is a time to hate, even for God (Pss 5:5; 11:5).”

“time to be born: Heb. time to bear, Gen 17:21, Gen 21:1, Gen 21:2; Sa1 2:5; Kg1 13:2; Kg2 4:16; Psa 113:9; Isa 54:1; Luk 1:13, Luk 1:20, Luk 1:36; Joh 16:21; Act 7:17, Act 7:20; Gal 4:4 and a time: Gen 47:29; Num 20:24-28, Num 27:12-14; Deu 3:23-26, Deu 34:5; Job 7:1, Job 14:5, Job 14:14; Isa 38:1, Isa 38:5; Joh 7:30; Heb 9:27 a time to plant: Psa 52:5; Isa 5:2-5; Jer 1:10, Jer 18:7-10, Jer 45:4; Mat 13:28, Mat 13:29, Mat 13:41, Mat 15:13 Ecclesiastes 3:3”

“(Note: These seven verses, 2-8, are in Codd and Edd., like Jos 12:9., and Est 9:7., arranged in the form of a song, so that one עת (time) always stands under another, after the scheme described in Megilla 16b, Massecheth Sofrim xiii. 3, but without any express reference to this passage in Koheleth. J has a different manner of arranging the words, the first four lines of which we here adduce: - 'ēth lāmoth veeth lalěděth 'ēth 'ēth nathu'ǎ lǎ'ǎqor veeth lathǎ'ǎth 'ēth lirpō veeth lǎhǎrog 'ēth livnoth veeth liphrots) "To be born has its time, and to die has its time; to plant has its time, and to root up that which is planted has its time." The inf. ללדת signifies nothing else…”