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and before your shoulders—the strong men—stoop. Remember him before your teeth—your few remaining servants—stop grinding; and before your eyes—the women looking through the windows—see dimly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look through the windows are dimmed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the day when the keepers of the house tremble, And the strong men bow down; When the grinders cease because they are few, And those that look through the windows grow dim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />on the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and strong men are bent over, the grinders stop working because they are few, and those who look through windows grow dim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and mighty men stoop, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through windows grow dim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ecclesiastes/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and mighty men stoop, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through windows grow dim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and valiant men bend down, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through windows grow dark;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />in the day when the keepers of the house (hands, arms) tremble, and the strong men (feet, knees) bow themselves, and the grinders (molar teeth) cease because they are few, and those (eyes) who look through the windows grow dim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />on the day when the guardians of the house tremble, and the strong men stoop, the women who grind grain cease because they are few, and the ones who watch through the windows see dimly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />on the day when the guardians of the house tremble, and the strong men stoop, the women who grind cease because they are few, and the ones who watch through the windows see dimly, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your body will grow feeble, your teeth will decay, and your eyesight fail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Remember your Creator when those who guard the house tremble, strong men are stooped over, the women at the mill stop grinding because there are so few of them, [and] those who look out of the windows see a dim light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then your arms, that have protected you, will tremble, and your legs, now strong, will grow weak. Your teeth will be too few to chew your food, and your eyes too dim to see clearly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />when that day comes, the palace guards will tremble, strong men will stoop down, women grinders will cease because they are few, and the sight of those who peer through the lattice will grow dim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ecclesiastes/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />when those who keep watch over the house begin to tremble, and the virile men begin to stoop over, and the grinders begin to cease because they grow few, and those who look through the windows grow dim, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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,<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ecclesiastes/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the day those watching the house shall tremble, and the strong men bent themselves, and the grinders ceased for they were few, and they looking through the lattice were darkened,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall stagger, and the grinders shall be idle in a small number, and they that look through the holes shall be darkened: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />when the guardians of the house will tremble, and the strongest men will waver, and those who grind grain will be idle, except for a small number, and those who look through the keyholes will be darkened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the guardians of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent; When the women who grind are idle because they are few, and those who look through the windows grow blind; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />in the day when the guards of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the women who grind cease working because they are few, and those who look through the windows see dimly;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In the day when the legs tremble and the arms weaken, and the teeth chew no more because they are few, and the eyes are dimmed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the day when the Housekeepers will shake and the Masters of power are agitated, and the grinders will fail because they are few, and the watchers in the windows will grow dark<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ecclesiastes/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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 shall be darkened in the windows,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding <i>women</i> cease because they have become few, and the <i>women</i> looking out at the windows be dark;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8-2fxj-VcEg?start=2140" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Remember Your Creator</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain, <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šō·mə·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">the keepers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/2111.htm" title="2111: še·yā·zu·‘ū (Pro-r:: V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To tremble, quake. A primitive root; properly, to shake off, i.e. to agitate.">tremble</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: he·ḥā·yil (Art:: N-ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">and the strong</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/5791.htm" title="5791: wə·hiṯ·‘aw·wə·ṯū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be bent or crooked. A primitive root; to wrest.">stoop,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2912.htm" title="2912: haṭ·ṭō·ḥă·nō·wṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To grind. A primitive root; to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine.">when those grinding</a> <a href="/hebrew/988.htm" title="988: ū·ḇā·ṭə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To cease. A primitive root; to desist from labor.">cease</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/4591.htm" title="4591: mi·‘ê·ṭū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to pare off, i.e. Lessen; intransitively, to be small or few.">they are few</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: hā·rō·’ō·wṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and those watching</a> <a href="/hebrew/699.htm" title="699: bā·’ă·rub·bō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- A lattice, window, sluice. Feminine participle passive of 'arab; a lattice; a window, dove-cot, chimney, sluice.">through windows</a> <a href="/hebrew/2821.htm" title="2821: wə·ḥā·šə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be or grow dark. A primitive root; to be dark; transitively, to darken.">see dimly,</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1-3</a></span><br />For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water, / the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder, / the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-19.htm">Job 4:19-21</a></span><br />how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth! / They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk; unnoticed, they perish forever. / Are not their tent cords pulled up, so that they die without wisdom?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10</a></span><br />For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-17.htm">Zechariah 11:17</a></span><br />Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a></span><br />The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-2</a></span><br />“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-5</a></span><br />“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4</a></span><br />Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16</a></span><br />Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-35.htm">2 Samuel 19:35</a></span><br />I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-9.htm">Psalm 71:9</a></span><br />Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3</a></span><br />Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-10.htm">James 1:10-11</a></span><br />But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. / For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-6.htm">2 Timothy 4:6-7</a></span><br />For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. / I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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,</p><p class="hdg">strong</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/21-15.htm">2 Samuel 21:15-17</a></b></br> Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9,10</a></b></br> For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale <i>that is told</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalm 102:23</a></b></br> He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.</p><p class="hdg">and those</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:2</a></b></br> While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-13.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-17.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-3.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-2.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Dim</a> <a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Dimmed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-13.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-14.htm">Few</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-4.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Grinding</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-2.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-6.htm">Idle</a> <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-19.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-6.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-6.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-33.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-15.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-25.htm">Stoop</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-11.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-21.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-11.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/psalms/130-6.htm">Watchmen</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-19.htm">Windows</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-8.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/2-9.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-8.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-4.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/songs/1-6.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Dim</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Dimmed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-13.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Few</a> <a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-4.htm">Grinding</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-4.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/songs/1-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Idle</a> <a href="/songs/5-7.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/songs/3-7.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/songs/7-3.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/songs/1-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-7.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-2.htm">Stoop</a> <a href="/songs/2-5.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-21.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/songs/3-3.htm">Watchmen</a> <a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Windows</a> <a href="/songs/1-8.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Ecclesiastes 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-1.htm">the Creator is to be remembered in due time</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-8.htm">The preacher's care to edify</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-13.htm">the fear of God is the chief antidote for vanity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, the house was a central part of life, symbolizing stability and security. The trembling of the keepers suggests a loss of control and strength, reflecting the frailty that comes with old age. This imagery is consistent with the biblical theme of human mortality and the transient nature of life, as seen in <a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-5</a>, which speaks of the brevity of human existence.<p><b>and the strong men stoop</b><br>The "strong men" likely refer to the legs or back, which lose their strength and cause a person to stoop or bend over as they age. This imagery highlights the decline of physical power and vitality, a common theme in wisdom literature that emphasizes the inevitability of aging and the importance of fearing God throughout one's life. The stooping of the strong men can also be seen as a humbling process, reminding believers of their dependence on God, as echoed in <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, which encourages trust in the Lord rather than one's own understanding or strength.<p><b>when those grinding cease because they are few</b><br>This phrase is often interpreted as a reference to the teeth, which become fewer and less effective with age, leading to a cessation of grinding food. In ancient cultures, teeth were essential for sustenance and survival, and their loss symbolized a decline in one's ability to provide for oneself. This imagery serves as a reminder of the physical limitations that accompany aging and the need to rely on God's provision. The cessation of grinding also reflects the broader theme of life's impermanence, as seen in <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a>, which compares life to a mist that appears briefly and then vanishes.<p><b>and those watching through windows see dimly</b><br>The "watching through windows" is commonly understood as a metaphor for the eyes, which grow dim with age, impairing one's vision. In biblical times, clear vision was crucial for daily activities and maintaining awareness of one's surroundings. The dimming of sight symbolizes the gradual loss of perception and understanding that can accompany aging. This imagery aligns with the biblical emphasis on spiritual insight and the need for divine illumination, as expressed in <a href="/psalms/119-18.htm">Psalm 119:18</a>, which asks God to open one's eyes to see the wonders of His law. The dimming vision also serves as a metaphor for the fading clarity of life as one approaches the end of their earthly journey.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/keepers_of_the_house.htm">Keepers of the House</a></b><br>Symbolically represents the arms and hands, which protect and maintain the body, trembling with age.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/strong_men.htm">Strong Men</a></b><br>Represents the legs or the body's strength, which weakens and stoops with age.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_grinding.htm">Those Grinding</a></b><br>Refers to the teeth, which become fewer and cease to function effectively as one ages.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_watching_through_the_windows.htm">Those Watching Through the Windows</a></b><br>Symbolizes the eyes, which grow dim and lose clarity with age.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>Metaphorically represents the human body, which deteriorates over time.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_aging.htm">The Inevitability of Aging</a></b><br>Recognize that physical decline is a natural part of life, reminding us of our mortality and dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparedness.htm">Spiritual Preparedness</a></b><br>As physical strength wanes, focus on spiritual growth and readiness for eternity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_wisdom.htm">Value of Wisdom</a></b><br>With age comes the opportunity for increased wisdom and understanding, which should be cherished and shared.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_physical_decline.htm">Hope Beyond Physical Decline</a></b><br>Embrace the hope of renewal and eternal life through faith in Christ, which transcends physical limitations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>Encourage intergenerational relationships within the church to support and learn from one another.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ecclesiastes_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ecclesiastes 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_qoheleth_in_ecclesiastes.htm">Who is Qoheleth in the Book of Ecclesiastes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_preacher_in_ecclesiastes.htm">Who is the Preacher in Ecclesiastes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_eccl._9_2_align_with_divine_justice.htm">In Ecclesiastes 9:2, how can both righteous and wicked sharing the same fate align with other passages promising divine justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'bind_the_strongman'_mean.htm">What does 'bind the strongman' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) In this verse we have a description of an afflicted and affrighted house: the servants below (keepers of the house; comp. <a href="/2_samuel/20-3.htm" title="And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.">2Samuel 20:3</a>) in consternation [the word for "tremble" occurs twice more in Biblical Hebrew (<a href="/esther/5-9.htm" title="Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.">Esther 5:9</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/2-7.htm" title="Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite you, and awake that shall vex you, and you shall be for booties to them?">Habakkuk 2:7</a>), but is common in Aramaean]; the masters (men of might, translated "able men "<a href="/exodus/18-21.htm" title="Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:">Exodus 18:21</a>; <a href="/exodus/18-25.htm" title="And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.">Exodus 18:25</a>; comp. "mighty in power," <a href="/job/21-7.htm" title="Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, are mighty in power?">Job 21:7</a>) in equal distress; so also the grinding maids below, discontinuing their work (<a href="/exodus/11-5.htm" title="And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.">Exodus 11:5</a>; <a href="/context/isaiah/47-1.htm" title="Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for you shall no more be called tender and delicate.">Isaiah 47:1-2</a>); the ladies, who look out at the lattices (<a href="/judges/5-8.htm" title="They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?">Judges 5:8</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/5-16.htm" title="And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.">2Samuel 5:16</a>; <a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm" title="For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,">Proverbs 7:6</a>; <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm" title="And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.">2Kings 9:30</a>), forced to withdraw. (For the four classes, comp. <a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm" title="And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.">Isaiah 24:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/132-2.htm" title="How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the mighty God of Jacob;">Psalm 132:2</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - The gradual decay which creeps over the body, the habitation of the spirit, is depicted under the figure of a house and its parts (comp. <a href="/job/4-19.htm">Job 4:19</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1</a>; <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">2 Peter 1:13, 14</a>). <span class="cmt_word">In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> this is the case when, etc. The hands and arms are appropriately called the keepers of the house, for with them (as Volek quotes from Galen) man <span class="greek">ὁπλίζει καὶ φρουρεῖ τὸ σῶμα</span> <span class="greek">παντοίως</span> ("arms and guards his body in various ways"). The shaking and palsy of old men's limbs are thus graphically described. This would be one of the first symptoms discerned by an observer. Taking the alternative interpretation, we should see in these "keepers" the menservants who keep watch before the house. These menials are appalled by the approach of the tempest, and quake. <span class="cmt_word">And the strong men shall bow themselves.</span> The "men of power" are the legs, or the bones generally, which in the young are "as pillars of marble" (<a href="/songs/5-15.htm">Song of Solomon 5:15</a>), but in the old become feeble, slack, and bent. Delitzsch quotes 3Macc. 4:5, where we read of a multitude of old men being driven mercilessly, "stooping from age, and dragging their feet heavily along." In this clause it is this stooping and bending of the body that is noticed, when men are no longer upright in stature, "swifter than eagles," "stronger than lions" (<a href="/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/12-8.htm">1 Chronicles 12:8</a>), fit for war and active employment. It is therefore less appropriate to see in the "keepers" the legs, and in the "strong men" the arms. Otherwise, the latter are the masters, the wealthy and noble, in contradistinction to the menials before mentioned: both lords and servants are equally terrified at the approach of the tempest, or, as Wright would say, at the touch of the sickly season (see on ver. 2). <span class="cmt_word">And the grinders cease because they are few</span>. The word for "grinders" is feminine (<span class="greek">αἱ</span> <span class="greek">ἀλήθουσαι</span>, "the grinding-women," Septuagint), doubtless because grinding was especially women's business (<a href="/matthew/24-41.htm">Matthew 24:41</a>). By them are meant the teeth, as we speak of <span class="accented">molars</span>, though, of course, the term here applies to all the teeth; so the Greeks used the term <span class="greek">μύλαι</span> for the <span class="accented">denies molares</span>. These, becoming few in number and no longer continuous, cannot perform their office. Otherwise, the grinding-women leave their work or pause in their labors at the approach of the storm, though one does not quite see why they should be fewer than usual, unless the sickly season has prostrated most of their companions, or that many are too frightened to ply their task. Having, therefore, harder work than usual, they stop at times to recruit themselves. But the analogy rather breaks down here; one would be inclined to suppose that their decreased numbers would make them apply themselves more assiduously to their necessary occupation. As the "keepers" in the former part of the verse were slaves, so these grinders are slaves, such occupation being the lowest form of service (see <a href="/exodus/11-5.htm">Exodus 11:5</a>; <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Judges 16:21</a>; <a href="/job/31-10.htm">Job 31:10</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Those that look out of the windows be darkened.</span> These are the eyes that look forth from the cavities in which they are sunk; they are regarded as the windows of the bodily structure, the eyelashes or eyelids possibly being deemed the lattice of the same. Plumptre cites Cicero, ' De Nat. Deer.,' 2:140: "Sensus interpretes ac nuntii return, in capite, tamquam in arce, mirifice ad usus necessaries et facti et collocati sunt. Nam oculi, tamquam speculatores, altissimum locum obtinent; ex quo plurima conspicientes, fungantur sue munere." The dimness in the eye and the failing in the powers of sight are well expressed by the terms of the text. It is noted of Moses, as something altogether abnormal, that at a hundred and twenty years of age "his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated" (<a href="/deuteronomy/34-7.htm">Deuteronomy 34:7</a>). Taking the alternative interpretation, we must regard those that look out of the windows as the ladies of the house, who have no menial work to do, and employ their time in gazing idly from the lattices (comp. <a href="/judges/5-28.htm">Judges 5:28</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/6-16.htm">2 Samuel 6:16</a>; <a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm">Proverbs 7:6</a>). These "are darkened," they are terror-stricken, their faces gather blackness (<a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Joel 2:6</a>), or they retire into corners in terror of the storm. These women are parallel to "the strong men" mentioned above; so that the weather affects all of every class - men-servants and maidservants, lords and ladies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֗וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the keepers</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמְרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mə·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the house</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֔יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tremble,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(še·yā·zu·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2111.htm">Strong's 2111: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shake off, to agitate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the strong</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחָ֑יִל</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·yil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">אַנְשֵׁ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’an·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stoop,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṯ·‘aw·wə·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5791.htm">Strong's 5791: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bent or crooked</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when those grinding</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭō·ḥă·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2912.htm">Strong's 2912: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grind meal, to be a, concubine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cease</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָטְל֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·ṭə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_988.htm">Strong's 988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To desist from labor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are few,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִעֵ֔טוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mi·‘ê·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little, fewness, a few</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and those watching</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרֹא֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rō·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through windows</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ă·rub·bō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_699.htm">Strong's 699: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see dimly,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָשְׁכ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·šə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2821.htm">Strong's 2821: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dark, to darken</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 12:3 In the day when the keepers (Ecclesiast. 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