a.qar denotes removing what has been planted and, in a judgment clause, the uprooting of Ekron.

The two verses show removal from an established place: Ecclesiastes 3:2 pairs planting with removing what was planted, while Zephaniah 2:4 places the action in the announced fate of Ekron.

1. Removing what has been planted · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 3:2, the Qal infinitive construct stands in the paired sequence of times, opposite planting; the APB renders the clause “a time to uproot what has been planted.” In Zephaniah 2:4, the Niphal imperfect describes Ekron's announced outcome; the APB renders “Ekron will be uprooted.”

   Ecclesiastes 3:2Zephaniah 2:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “to uproot what has been planted” in Ecclesiastes 3:2 and “will be uprooted” in Zephaniah 2:4. These renderings present the clause-level action, not a word-by-word alignment.