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Ecclesiastes 12:2-7

2beforethesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121,andthelightוְהָא֔וֹרve.ha.'OrH216,andthemoonוְהַיָּרֵ֖חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394,andthestarsוְהַכּוֹכָבִ֑יםve.ha.ko.kha.VimH3556,aredarkened,andthecloudsהֶעָבִ֖יםhe.'a.VimH5645returnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725aftertherainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653;

3inthedayבַּיּ֗וֹםbai.YomH3117whenthekeepersofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shalltrembleשֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙shei.ya.Zu.'uH2111,andthestrongmenH376shallbow themselves,andthegrinders ceasebecausetheyarefewH4592,andthosethatlookהָרֹא֖וֹתha.ro.'otH7200outofthewindowsבָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ru.BotH699shallbedarkened,

4andthedoorsדְלָתַ֙יִם֙de.la.Ta.yimH1817shallbeshutוְסֻגְּר֤וּve.su.ge.RuH5462inthestreetבַּשּׁ֔וּקba.ShukH7784;whenthesoundH6963ofthegrindingislowH8217,andoneshallriseH6965upatthevoiceH6963ofabirdהַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833,andallthedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmusicshallbebroughtlowH8217;

5yea,theyshallbeafraidיִרָ֙אוּ֙yi.Ra.'uH3372ofthatwhichishighמִגָּבֹ֤הַּmi.ga.Vo.ahH1364,andterrorsshallbeinthewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870;andthealmond-treeshallblossom,andthegrasshopperהֶֽחָגָ֔בhe.cha.GavH2284shallbeaburden,anddesireshallfail;becausemanH120goethtohiseverlastinghome,andthemournersgoH1980aboutthestreetsבָשּׁ֖וּקva.ShukH7784:

6beforethesilverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cordחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256isloosed,orthegoldenbowlגֻּלַּ֣תgu.LatH1543isbrokenH7665,orthepitcherisbrokenH7665atthefountain,orthewheelהַגַּלְגַּ֖לha.gal.GalH1534brokenH7665atthecisternH953,

7andthedustהֶעָפָ֛רhe.'a.FarH6083returnethtotheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776asitwasH1961,andthespiritוְהָר֣וּחַve.ha.Ru.achH7307returneth untoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whogaveH5414it.

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