Ecclesiastes 12:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Ecclesiastes 12:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 12:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 12:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be on the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets;”
Ecclesiastes 12:5 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“yea, they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets: ”
Ecclesiastes 12:5 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 12:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Also of that which is high they are afraid, And of the low places in the way, And the almond-tree is despised, And the grasshopper is become a burden, And want is increased, For man is going unto his home age-during, And the mourners have gone round through the street.”
Ecclesiastes 12:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“they are also afraid of what is high, and terrors are in the way, and the almond is despised, and the grasshopper is a burden, and the caper-berry is without effect; (for man goeth to his age-long home, and the mourners go about the streets;) ”
Ecclesiastes 12:5 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also they shalbe afraide of the hie thing, and feare shalbe in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grassehopper shall be a burden, and concupiscence shall be driuen away: for man goeth to the house of his age, and the mourners goe about in the streete.”
Ecclesiastes 12:5 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:5 in Context — 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,
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.
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 12:5 Mean?
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