Ecclesiastes 12:2

While the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are not yet darkened, and the clouds return not again after the rain;

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

In Context

1But remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youthful vigor, while the evil days are not yet come, nor those years draw nigh of which thou wilt say, I have no pleasure in them;

3On the day when the watchmen of the house will tremble and the men of might will bend themselves, and the grinders stand idle, because they are become few, and those be darkened that look through the windows;

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Cross References

Genesis 48:10Now the eyes of Israel were dim through age, he could not see; and he brought them near unto him, and he kissed them, and embraced them.

1 Samuel 4:15Now 'Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were fixed, so that he could not see.

Psalms 42:7(42:8) Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls: all thy waves and thy billows have passed over me.

Psalms 77:16(77:17) The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they shook: also the depths trembled.

Isaiah 5:30And it will rage against them on that day like with the raging of the sea: and if one look unto the earth, behold, there is darkness, oppression, and the light is darkened through the darkness of its clouds.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 12:2-8

The Infirmities of Old Age; The Effects of Death. 1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; 2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: 3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, 4… Read the whole commentary →

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