Rashi, on Eccl 3:3

“A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to destroy, and a time to build.”

“A time to kill an entire nation, when the day of its visitation arrives, as it is said (Isa. 14:30): “and he shall slay your remnant with the sword (sic).” and a time to heal their ruin, as it is written concerning Egypt (ibid. 19:22): “and they shall return to the Lord, and He shall accept their prayer and heal them.” a time to break the wall of the city, when it is decreed upon it, as it is said (Neh. 1: 3): “and the wall of Jerusalem is breached.” and a time to build as it is said (Amos 9:11): “and build it up as in the days of yore.””

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.