Ecclesiastes 12:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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,”
Ecclesiastes 12:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 12:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 12:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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,”
Ecclesiastes 12:3 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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, ”
Ecclesiastes 12:3 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 12:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
Ecclesiastes 12:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows are darkened, ”
Ecclesiastes 12:3 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When the keepers of ye house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow them selues, and the grinders shall cease, because they are few, and they waxe darke that looke out by ye windowes:”
Ecclesiastes 12:3 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:3 in 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:
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What Does Ecclesiastes 12:3 Mean?
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