KJV King James Version
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,
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Ecclesiastes 12:3
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,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,
WEB World English Bible
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 who look out of the windows are darkened,
ASV American Standard Version
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 shall be darkened,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
In the day that keepers of the house tremble, And men of strength have bowed themselves, And grinders have ceased, because they have become few. And those looking out at the windows have become dim,
Surrounding context — Ecclesiastes 12
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 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
5 Also [when] they shall be afraid of [that which is] high, and fears [shall be] in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
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בַּיּ֗וֹםH3117 · yomdayשֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙H2111 · zu.ato trembleשֹׁמְרֵ֣יH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyהַבַּ֔יִתH1004 · betplaceוְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּH5791 · a.vatto pervertאַנְשֵׁ֣יH582 · e.noshhumanהֶחָ֑יִלH2428 · cha.yilstrength: soldiersוּבָטְל֤וּH988 · ba.telto ceaseהַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙H2912 · ta.chanto grindכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforמִעֵ֔טוּH4591 · ma.atto diminishוְחָשְׁכ֥וּH2821 · cha.shakhto darkenהָרֹא֖וֹתH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeבָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃H699 · a.rub.bahwindow
Cross-references
Psalm 90:9-10For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale [that is told].Psalm 102:23He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.Zechariah 8:4Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.Genesis 48:10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, [so that] he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.2 Samuel 21:15-17Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.Genesis 27:1And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, [here am] I.1 Samuel 3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli [was] laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, [that] he could not see;
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