Ecclesiastes 12:4 — Bible Verse (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;”
Ecclesiastes 12:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 12:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 12:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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;”
Ecclesiastes 12:4 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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;”
Ecclesiastes 12:4 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 12:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And doors have been shut in the street. When the noise of the grinding is low, And <FI>one<Fi> riseth at the voice of the bird, And all daughters of song are bowed down.”
Ecclesiastes 12:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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;”
Ecclesiastes 12:4 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the doores shall be shut without by the base sound of the grinding, and he shall rise vp at the voice of the birde: and all the daughters of singing shall be abased.”
Ecclesiastes 12:4 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:4 in Context — Ecclesiastes 12
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:
6 Antes que la cadena de plata se quiebre, y se rompa el cuenco de oro, y el cántaro se quiebre junto á la fuente, y la rueda sea rota sobre el pozo;
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What Does Ecclesiastes 12:4 Mean?
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