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Ecclesiastes 12:3-5
1599 Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:3-5
1599 Geneva Bible
3 When the [a]keepers of the house shall tremble, and the [b]strong men shall bow themselves, and the [c]grinders shall cease, because they are few, and they wax dark that [d]look out by the windows:
4 And the [e]doors shall be shut without by the base sound of the [f]grinding, and he shall rise up at the voice of the [g]bird: and all the [h]daughters of singing shall be abased:
5 Also they shall be afraid of the [i]high thing, and fear shall be in the [j]way, and the almond tree shall [k]flourish, and the [l]grasshopper shall be a burden, and concupiscence shall be driven away: for man goeth to the house of his age, and the mourners go about in the street.
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- Ecclesiastes 12:3 The hands, which keep the body.
- Ecclesiastes 12:3 The legs.
- Ecclesiastes 12:3 The teeth.
- Ecclesiastes 12:3 The eyes.
- Ecclesiastes 12:4 The lips, or mouth.
- Ecclesiastes 12:4 When the jaws, shall scarce open, and not be able to chew anymore.
- Ecclesiastes 12:4 He shall not be able to sleep.
- Ecclesiastes 12:4 That is, the wind pipes, or the ears shall be deaf and not able to hear singing.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 To climb high because of their weakness, or they stoop down, as though they were afraid, lest anything should hit them.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 They shall tremble as they go, as though they were afraid.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 Their head shall be as white as the blossoms of an almond tree.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 They shall be able to bear nothing.
Ecclesiastes 12:3-5
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 12:3-5
New International Version
3 when the keepers of the house tremble,
and the strong men stoop,
when the grinders cease because they are few,
and those looking through the windows grow dim;
4 when the doors to the street are closed
and the sound of grinding fades;
when people rise up at the sound of birds,
but all their songs grow faint;(A)
5 when people are afraid of heights
and of dangers in the streets;
when the almond tree blossoms
and the grasshopper drags itself along
and desire no longer is stirred.
Then people go to their eternal home(B)
and mourners(C) go about the streets.
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