New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 12:5-9
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 1homeH1004 while the 2mournersH5594 moveH5437 aroundH5437 in the streetH7784. 6Remember your Creator beforeH5704H834H3808 the silverH3701 cordH2256 is 3brokenH7576 and the 4goldenH2091 bowlH1543 is crushedH7533, the pitcherH3537 by the springH4002 is shatteredH7665 and the wheelH1534 at the cisternH953 is crushedH7533; 7then the 5dustH6083 will returnH7725 to the earthH776 as it was, and the 67spiritH7307 will returnH7725 to 8GodH430 whoH834 gaveH5414 it. 8“9FutilityH1892 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 10manyH7235 proverbsH4912.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 12:5 Job 17:13; 30:23 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 12:5 Gen 50:10; Jer 9:17 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 12:6 As in LXX; Heb removed ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 12:6 Zech 4:2, 3 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Gen 3:19; Job 34:15; Ps 104:29; Eccl 3:20 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Or breath ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Job 34:14; Eccl 3:21; Luke 23:46; Acts 7:59 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Num 16:22; 27:16; Is 57:16; Zech 12:1 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 12:8 Eccl 1:2 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 12:9 1 Kin 4:32 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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