Ecclesiastes 12:2

before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars become dark, and the clouds return after the rain;

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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

1Remember, also, thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, of which thou shalt say, “I have no pleasure in them;”

3at the time when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows are darkened;

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Cross References

Psalms 42:7Deep calleth for deep at the noise of thy waterfalls; All thy waves and billows have gone over me!

Psalms 77:16The waters saw thee, O God! The waters saw thee, and feared, And the deep trembled.

Isaiah 5:30Yea, in that day shall they roar against them like the roaring of the sea; And if one look to the land, behold darkness and sorrow, And the light is darkened by 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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