Ecclesiastes 12
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Ecclesiastes 12:3-9

3on the dayH3117 that the watchmenH8104 of the houseH1004 trembleH2111, and strongH2428 menH376 are 1bentH5791 overH5791, the grindersH2912 stopH988 workingH988 becauseH3588 they areH4591 fewH4591, and 2those who lookH7200 through 3windowsH699 growH2821 4dimH2821; 4and the doorsH1817 on the streetH7784 are shutH5462 as the 5soundH6963 of the grindingH2913 millH2913 is lowH8217, and one will ariseH6965 at the soundH6963 of the birdH6833, and allH3605 the 6daughtersH1323 of songH7892 will 7singH7817 softlyH7817. 5FurthermoreH1571, people areH3372 afraidH3372 of a highH1364 place and of terrorsH2849 on the roadH1870; the almondH8247 treeH8247 blossomsH5340, the grasshopperH2284 dragsH5445 itself along, and the caperH35 berryH35 is ineffectiveH6565. For manH120 goesH1980 to his eternalH5769 8homeH1004 while the 9mournersH5594 moveH5437 aroundH5437 in the streetH7784. 6Remember your Creator beforeH5704H834H3808 the silverH3701 cordH2256 is 10brokenH7576 and the 11goldenH2091 bowlH1543 is crushedH7533, the pitcherH3537 by the springH4002 is shatteredH7665 and the wheelH1534 at the cisternH953 is crushedH7533; 7then the 12dustH6083 will returnH7725 to the earthH776 as it was, and the 1314spiritH7307 will returnH7725 to 15GodH430 whoH834 gaveH5414 it. 8“16FutilityH1892 of futilitiesH1892,” saysH559 the PreacherH6953, “allH3605 is futilityH1892!”

9In additionH3148 to beingH1961 wiseH2450, the PreacherH6953 alsoH5750 taughtH3925 the peopleH5971 knowledgeH1847; and he ponderedH239, searchedH2713 outH2713, and arrangedH8626 17manyH7235 proverbsH4912.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 12:3 Ps 35:14; 38:6 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 12:3 Gen 27:1; 48:10; 1 Sam 3:2 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 12:3 Or holes ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 12:3 I.e., in their eyesight ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 12:4 Jer 25:10; Rev 18:22 ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 12:4 2 Sam 19:35 ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 12:4 Lit be low ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 12:5 Job 17:13; 30:23 ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 12:5 Gen 50:10; Jer 9:17 ↩
  10. 10. Ecclesiastes 12:6 As in LXX; Heb removed ↩
  11. 11. Ecclesiastes 12:6 Zech 4:2, 3 ↩
  12. 12. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Gen 3:19; Job 34:15; Ps 104:29; Eccl 3:20 ↩
  13. 13. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Or breath ↩
  14. 14. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Job 34:14; Eccl 3:21; Luke 23:46; Acts 7:59 ↩
  15. 15. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Num 16:22; 27:16; Is 57:16; Zech 12:1 ↩
  16. 16. Ecclesiastes 12:8 Eccl 1:2 ↩
  17. 17. Ecclesiastes 12:9 1 Kin 4:32 ↩

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