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 Y ACUÉRDATE de tu Criador en los días de tu juventud, antes que vengan los malos días, y lleguen los años, de los cuales digas, No tengo en ellos contentamiento;
2 Antes que se oscurezca el sol, y la luz, y la luna y las estrellas, y las nubes se tornen tras la lluvia:
3 Cuando temblarán los guardas de la casa, y se encorvarán los hombres fuertes, y cesarán las muelas, porque han disminuído, y se oscurecerán los que miran por las ventanas;
4 Y las puertas de afuera se cerrarán, por la bajeza de la voz de la muela; y levantaráse á la voz del ave, y todas las hijas de canción serán humilladas;
5 [Cuando] también temerán de lo alto, y los tropezones en el camino; y florecerá el almendro, y se agravará la langosta, y perderáse el apetito: porque el hombre va á la casa de su siglo, y los endechadores andarán en derredor por la plaza:
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What Does Ecclesiastes 12:3 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 12:3 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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