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 Jeune homme, réjouis-toi dans ta jeunesse, livre ton cœur à la joie pendant les jours de ta jeunesse, marche dans les voies de ton cœur et selon les regards de tes yeux; mais sache que pour tout cela Dieu t’appellera en jugement.
2 Bannis de ton cœur le chagrin, et éloigne le mal de ton corps; car la jeunesse et l’aurore sont vanité.
3 Mais souviens-toi de ton créateur pendant les jours de ta jeunesse, avant que les jours mauvais arrivent et que les années s’approchent où tu diras: Je n’y prends point de plaisir;
4 avant que s’obscurcissent le soleil et la lumière, la lune et les étoiles, et que les nuages reviennent après la pluie,
5 temps où les gardiens de la maison tremblent, où les hommes forts se courbent, où celles qui moulent s’arrêtent parce qu’elles sont diminuées, où ceux qui regardent par les fenêtres sont obscurcis,
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What Does Ecclesiastes 12:3 Mean?
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