Ecclesiastes 12:3
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,This verse in the real world
In what words
- בָּטֵלbâṭêlto desist from labor
- זוּעַzûwaʻproperly, to shake off, i.e. (figuratively) to agitate (as with fear)
- אֲרֻבָּהʼărubbâha lattice; (by implication) a window, dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with
- טָחַןṭâchanto grind meal; hence, to be aconcubine (that being their employment)
- עָוַתʻâvathto wrest
- מָעַטmâʻaṭproperly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small
- חַיִלchayilprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor
- שָׁמַרshâmarproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, e
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 90:9–10, Psa 102:23, Gen 27:1, 2Sa 21:15–17, Zec 8:4, Gen 48:10, 1Sa 3:2