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Ecclesiastes 12:4

Death and loss

2 before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,

3 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,

when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint,

5 when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.

6 Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,

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BSB
when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint,
KJV
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;
WEB
and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
ASV
and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
DARBY
and the doors are shut toward the street; when the sound of the grinding is subdued, and they rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low;
BLB
and the doors are shut in the streets, and the sound of the grinding becomes low, and one rises up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of the song are bent low—
ÅB
og begge dørene til gaten stenges, mens kvernduren blir svak og ikke når høyere enn til spurvekvitter, og alle sangmøene blir lavmælte,
OTB
når dørene til gaten lukkes og lyden av kverning avtar; når man står opp ved lyden av en fugl, og alle sangens døtre blir lave;
B1930
og begge dørene til gaten stenges, mens kvernduren blir svak og ikke når høiere enn til spurvekvitter, og alle sangmøene blir lavmælte,

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 25:10

    Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.

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  • 2 Samuel 19:35

    I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?

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  • Revelation 18:22

    And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.

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