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Ecclesiastes 12:5-7
International Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 12:5-7
International Standard Version
5 At that time they will fear climbing[a] heights
and dangers along the road
while the almond tree will blossom,
and the grasshopper is weighed down.
Desire will cease,[b]
because the person goes to his eternal home,
and mourners will gather in the marketplace.
6 When the silver cord is severed,
the golden vessel is broken,
the pitcher is shattered at the fountain,
and the wheel is broken at the cistern,
7 then man’s[c] dust will go back to the earth,
returning to what it was,
and the spirit[d] will return to the God who gave it.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 The Heb. lacks climbing
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 Lit. The caper berry will have no effect
- Ecclesiastes 12:7 The Heb. lacks man’s
- Ecclesiastes 12:7 Or the breath of life
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