Ecc 12:2-7 | NASB2020 | STEP | before the sun and the light , the moon and the stars are darkened , and clouds return after the rain ;

Ecclesiastes 12:2-7

2 before the ^asun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain; 3 on the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and strong men are ^bbent over, the grinders stop working because they are few, and ^cthose who look through ^{▼▼Or holes}windows grow ^{▼▼I.e., in their eyesight}dim; 4 and the doors on the street are shut as the ^fsound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the ^gdaughters of song will ^{▼▼Lit be low}sing softly. 5 Furthermore, people are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal ⁱhome while the ^jmourners move around in the street. 6 Remember your Creator before the silver cord is ^{▼▼As in LXX; Heb removed}broken and the ^lgolden bowl is crushed, the pitcher by the spring is shattered and the wheel at the cistern is crushed; 7 then the ^mdust will return to the earth as it was, and the ^{▼▼Or breath
,} ^ospirit will return to ^pGod who gave it.