Ecclesiastes 12:2

While the shemesh, or the ohr, or the yarei'ach, or the kokhavim, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 now thy Bo're (Creator) in the yamim of thy bechurot, while the yamei hara'ah come not, nor the shanim draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no chefetz (pleasure) in them;

3In the yom when the shomrei habayit shall tremble, and the strong men shall stoop, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows grow dim,

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Cross References

Genesis 48:10Now the eyes of Yisroel were dim from age, so that 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 kamah (set, stiff, fixed motionless), that he could not see.

Psalms 42:7My nefesh is cast down within me; 1 therefore will I remember Thee 1 from Eretz Yarden, and from Chermonʼs peaks, 1 from Har Mitzar. + 42:7 mountain near Mt Chermon 1

Psalms 77:16Thou hast with Thine zero'a (strong arm) redeemed Thy people, 1 the Bnei Ya'akov and Yosef. 1 Selah 1

Isaiah 5:30And in Yom Hahu they shall roar against them 1 like the roaring of the sea; 1 and if one look unto ha'aretz, 1 hinei, choshech and tzar (distress), 1 and the ohr groweth dark with 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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