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Ecclesiastes 12

1Rememberוּזְכֹר֙u.ze.KhorH2142now thyCreatorבּ֣וֹרְאֶ֔יךָbor.'Ei.khaH1254in thedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of thyyouthבְּחוּרֹתֶ֑יךָbe.chu.ro.Tei.khaH979, while theevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935not, nor theyearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141drawnearוְהִגִּ֣יעוּve.hi.Gi.'uH5060, when thou shaltsayתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559, I have nopleasureחֵֽפֶץ׃Che.fetzH2656in them;

2While thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121, or thelightוְהָא֔וֹרve.ha.'OrH216, or themoonוְהַיָּרֵ֖חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394, or thestarsוְהַכּוֹכָבִ֑יםve.ha.ko.kha.VimH3556, are notdarkenedתֶחְשַׁ֤ךְtech.ShakhH2821, nor thecloudsהֶעָבִ֖יםhe.'a.VimH5645returnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310therainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653:

3In thedayבַּיּ֗וֹםbai.YomH3117when thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shalltrembleשֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙shei.ya.Zu.'uH2111, and thestrongהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582shallbowוְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּve.hit.'a.ve.TuH5791themselves, and thegrindersהַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙ha.to.cha.nOtH2912ceaseוּבָטְל֤וּu.va.te.LuH988because they arefewמִעֵ֔טוּmi.'E.tuH4591, and those that lookoutהָרֹא֖וֹתha.ro.'otH7200of thewindowsבָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ru.BotH699shall bedarkenedוְחָשְׁכ֥וּve.cha.she.KhuH2821,

4And thedoorsדְלָתַ֙יִם֙de.la.Ta.yimH1817shall beshutוְסֻגְּר֤וּve.su.ge.RuH5462in thestreetsבַּשּׁ֔וּקba.ShukH7784, when thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thegrindingהַֽטַּחֲנָ֑הha.ta.cha.NahH2913shall belowH8217, and he shall riseupוְיָקוּם֙ve.ya.KumH6965at thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thebirdהַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833, and all thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmusicהַשִּֽׁיר׃ha.ShirH7892shall be broughtlowוְיִשַּׁ֖חוּve.yi.Sha.chuH7817;

5Also when they shall beafraidיִרָ֙אוּ֙yi.Ra.'uH3372of that which ishighמִגָּבֹ֤הַּmi.ga.Vo.ahH1364, andfearsוְחַתְחַתִּ֣יםve.chat.cha.TimH2849shall be in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and the almondtreeהַשָּׁקֵד֙ha.sha.KedH8247shallflourishוְיָנֵ֤אץve.ya.NetzH5006, and thegrasshopperהֶֽחָגָ֔בhe.cha.GavH2284shall be aburdenוְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣לve.yis.ta.BelH5445, anddesireהָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑הha.'a.vi.yo.NahH35shallfailוְתָפֵ֖רve.ta.FerH6565: becausemanהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120goethהֹלֵ֤ךְho.LekhH1980to hislongעוֹלָמ֔וֹo.la.MoH5769homeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and themournersהַסֹּפְדִֽים׃ha.so.fe.DimH5594goaboutוְסָבְב֥וּve.sa.ve.VuH5437thestreetsבָשּׁ֖וּקva.ShukH7784:

6Oreverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808thesilverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cordחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256shall beloosedיֵרָתֵק֙yi.r.chakH7576 H7368, or thegoldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091bowlגֻּלַּ֣תgu.LatH1543bebrokenוְתָרֻ֖ץve.ta.RutzH7533, or thepitcherכַּד֙kadH3537bebrokenוְתִשָּׁ֤בֶרve.ti.Sha.verH7665at thefountainהַמַּבּ֔וּעַha.ma.Bu.a'H4002, or thewheelהַגַּלְגַּ֖לha.gal.GalH1534brokenוְנָרֹ֥ץve.na.RotzH7533at thecisternהַבּֽוֹר׃ha.BorH953.

7Then shall thedustהֶעָפָ֛רhe.'a.FarH6083returnוְיָשֹׁ֧בve.ya.ShoH7725to theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776as it was: and thespiritוְהָר֣וּחַve.ha.Ru.achH7307shallreturnתָּשׁ֔וּבta.ShuvH7725toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whogaveנְתָנָֽהּ׃ne.ta.NahH5414it.

8Vanityהֲבֵ֧לha.VelH1892ofvanitiesהֲבָלִ֛יםha.va.LimH1892,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559thepreacherהַקּוֹהֶ֖לֶתha.ko.He.letH6953; all isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

9Andmoreoverוְיֹתֵ֕רve.yo.TerH3148, because thepreacherקֹהֶ֖לֶתko.He.letH6953waswiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450, he stilltaughtלִמַּד־li.mad-H3925thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971knowledgeדַּ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847; yea, he gave goodheedוְאִזֵּ֣ןve.'i.ZenH239, and soughtoutוְחִקֵּ֔רve.chi.KerH2713, and set inorderתִּקֵּ֖ןti.KenH8626manyהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235proverbsמְשָׁלִ֥יםme.sha.LimH4912.

10Thepreacherקֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letH6953soughtבִּקֵּ֣שׁbi.KeshH1245to findoutלִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'H4672acceptableחֵ֑פֶץChe.fetzH2656wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697: and that which waswrittenוְכָת֥וּבve.kha.TuvH3789wasuprightיֹ֖שֶׁרYo.sherH3476, evenwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697oftruthאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571.

11Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of thewiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450are asgoadsכַּדָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹתka.Da.re.vo.NotH1861, and asnailsוּֽכְמַשְׂמְר֥וֹתu.khe.mas.me.RotH4930fastenedנְטוּעִ֖יםne.tu.'ImH5193by themastersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofassembliesאֲסֻפּ֑וֹת'a.su.PotH627, which aregivenנִתְּנ֖וּni.te.NuH5414fromoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259shepherdמֵרֹעֶ֥הme.ro.'EhH7462.

12Andfurtherוְיֹתֵ֥רve.yo.TerH3148, bytheseH1992, mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121, beadmonishedהִזָּהֵ֑רhi.za.HerH2094: ofmakingעֲשׂ֨וֹתa.SotH6213manyהַרְבֵּה֙har.BehH7235booksסְפָרִ֤יםse.fa.RimH5612there is noendקֵ֔ץKetzH7093; andmuchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235studyוְלַ֥הַגve.La.hagH3854is awearinessיְגִעַ֥תye.gi.'AtH3024of thefleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

13Let ushearנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085theconclusionס֥וֹףSofH5490of the wholematterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697:Fearיְרָא֙ye.Ra'H3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andkeepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687: for this is the whole duty ofmanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

14ForGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shallbringיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935everyworkמַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הma.'a.SehH4639intojudgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֖טve.mish.PatH4941, with every secretthingנֶעְלָ֑םne'.LamH5956, whether it isgoodט֖וֹבTovH2896, or whether it isevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 12

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