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Then people go to their eternal home and mourners go about the streets. <a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> Remember him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral. <a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, because man is going to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets— <a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets. <a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">King James Bible</a> Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: <a href="/nkjv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New King James Version</a> Also they are afraid of height, And of terrors in the way; When the almond tree blossoms, The grasshopper is a burden, And desire fails. For man goes to his eternal home, And the mourners go about the streets. <a href="/nasb_/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Furthermore, people are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home while the mourners move around in the street. <a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> Furthermore, men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags himself along, and the caperberry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home while mourners go about in the street. <a href="/nasb77/ecclesiastes/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Furthermore, men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags himself along, and the caperberry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home while mourners go about in the street. <a href="/lsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Furthermore, men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blooms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caperberry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home, but the mourners go about in the street. <a href="/amp/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Furthermore, they are afraid of a high place and of dangers on the road; the almond tree (hair) blossoms [white], and the grasshopper (a little thing) is a burden, and the caperberry (desire, appetite) fails. For man goes to his eternal home and the mourners go about the streets and market places. <a href="/csb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Also, they are afraid of heights and dangers on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry has no effect; for the mere mortal is headed to his eternal home, and mourners will walk around in the street; <a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Also, they are afraid of heights and dangers on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry has no effect; for man is headed to his eternal home, and mourners will walk around in the street; <a href="/asv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> yea, they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets: <a href="/cev/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You will be afraid to climb up a hill or walk down a road. Your hair will turn as white as almond blossoms. You will feel lifeless and drag along like an old grasshopper. We each go to our eternal home, and the streets here are filled with those who mourn. <a href="/erv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> yea, they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and the caper-berry shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: <a href="/gwt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Remember your Creator when someone is afraid of heights and of dangers along the road, the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, [and] the caper bush has [no] fruit. Mortals go to their eternal rest, and mourners go out in the streets. <a href="/gnt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> You will be afraid of high places, and walking will be dangerous. Your hair will turn white; you will hardly be able to drag yourself along, and all desire will be gone. We are going to our final resting place, and then there will be mourning in the streets. <a href="/isv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> At that time they will fear climbing heights and dangers along the road while the almond tree will blossom, and the grasshopper is weighed down. Desire will cease, because the person goes to his eternal home, and mourners will gather in the marketplace. <a href="/msb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels?for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets. <a href="/net/ecclesiastes/12.htm">NET Bible</a> and they are afraid of heights and the dangers in the street; the almond blossoms grow white, and the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry shrivels up--because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets-- <a href="/nheb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Also, they are afraid of heights, and of terrors in the way; and the almond tree blossoms, and the grasshopper is burdened, and the caper bush fails; because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets: <a href="/wbt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: <a href="/web/ecclesiastes/12.htm">World English Bible</a> yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be on the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Also of that which is high they are afraid, "" And of the low places in the way, "" And the almond-tree is despised, "" And the grasshopper has become a burden, "" And want is increased, "" For man is going to his perpetual home, "" And the mourners have gone around through the street. <a href="/ylt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Also of that which is high they are afraid, And of the low places in the way, And the almond-tree is despised, And the grasshopper is become a burden, And want is increased, For man is going unto his home age-during, And the mourners have gone round through the street. <a href="/slt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Also from height they shall be afraid, and being dismayed in the way, and the almond tree shall be despised, and the locust shall become a burden, and the caperberry shall fail: for man shall go to his eternal house, and they mourning, went about in the street:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they shall fear high things, and they shall be afraid in the way, the almond tree shall flourish, the locust shall be made fat, and the caper tree shall be destroyed: because man shall go into the house of his eternity, and the mourners shall go round about in the street. <a href="/cpdv/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Likewise, they will fear the things above them, and they will dread the way. The almond tree will flourish; the locust will be fattened; and the caper plant will scattered, because man shall go into the house of his eternity, and the mourners shall wander around in the street. <a href="/nabre/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New American Bible</a> When one is afraid of heights, and perils in the street; When the almond tree blooms, and the locust grows sluggish and the caper berry is without effect, Because mortals go to their lasting home, and mourners go about the streets; <a href="/nrsvce/ecclesiastes/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> when one is afraid of heights, and terrors are in the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along and desire fails; because all must go to their eternal home, and the mourners will go about the streets;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He shall be afraid of that which is high, and shall tremble in his ways, and sleeplessness shall come upon him; the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall be multiplied, and fragrance shall scatter, and trouble shall cease; because man goes to the house of his reward and the mourners walk about the streets. <a href="/hpbt/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And also he will be afraid of height and he will shake in his ways, and wakefulness will seek for him and the bitter almond will bud and the locust will multiply and henna plant will be scattered and evil will cease, because a son of man goes to the house of his labor* and mourners go about in the streets<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ecclesiastes/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, And terrors shall be in the way; And the almond-tree shall blossom, And the grasshopper shall drag itself along, And the caperberry shall fail; Because man goeth to his long home, And the mourners go about the streets; <a href="/sep/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and they shall look up, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market: <a href="/parallel/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8-2fxj-VcEg?start=2165" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Remember Your Creator</a> …4when 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, 5<a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: yi·rā·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">men fear</a> <a href="/hebrew/1364.htm" title="1364: mig·gā·ḇō·ah (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- High, exalted. Or gabowahh; from gabahh; elevated, powerful, arrogant.">the heights</a> <a href="/hebrew/2849.htm" title="2849: wə·ḥaṯ·ḥat·tîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Terror. From chath; terror.">and dangers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bad·de·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">of the road,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8247.htm" title="8247: haš·šā·qêḏ (Art:: N-ms) -- Almond (tree). From shaqad; the almond.">when the almond tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/5006.htm" title="5006: wə·yā·nêṣ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To spurn, treat with contempt. A primitive root; to scorn; or by interchange for nuwts, to bloom.">blossoms,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2284.htm" title="2284: he·ḥā·ḡāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Locust, grasshopper. Of uncertain derivation; a locust.">the grasshopper</a> <a href="/hebrew/5445.htm" title="5445: wə·yis·tab·bêl (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To bear (a heavy load). A primitive root; to carry, or be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid.">loses its spring,</a> <a href="/hebrew/35.htm" title="35: hā·’ă·ḇî·yō·w·nāh (Art:: N-fs) -- The caperberry. From 'abah; provocative of desire; the caper berry.">and the caper berry</a> <a href="/hebrew/6565.htm" title="6565: wə·ṯā·p̄êr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3fs) -- To break up, to violate, frustrate. A primitive root; to break up">shrivels—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for then</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">goes</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lā·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">his eternal</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">home</a> <a href="/hebrew/5594.htm" title="5594: has·sō·p̄ə·ḏîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts; generally to lament; by implication, to wail.">and mourners</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: wə·sā·ḇə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/7784.htm" title="7784: ḇå̄š·šūq (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A street. From shuwq; a street.">the streets.</a> 6Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a> A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” <a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-2</a> “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. <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a> 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. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1-4</a> For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ... <a href="/james/1-10.htm">James 1:10-11</a> 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. <a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a> As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more. <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a> For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, <a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4</a> 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. <a href="/2_samuel/19-35.htm">2 Samuel 19:35</a> 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? <a href="/job/30-23.htm">Job 30:23</a> Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16-18</a> Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. <a href="/psalms/49-17.htm">Psalm 49:17</a> For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. <a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3-4</a> Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! / Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.” <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33-34</a> Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goes to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:the almond<a href="/genesis/42-38.htm">Genesis 42:38</a> And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.<a href="/genesis/44-29.htm">Genesis 44:29,31</a> And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave… <a href="/leviticus/19-32.htm">Leviticus 19:32</a> Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.because<a href="/ecclesiastes/9-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:10</a> Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.<a href="/job/17-13.htm">Job 17:13</a> If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.<a href="/job/30-23.htm">Job 30:23</a> For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.the mourners<a href="/genesis/50-3.htm">Genesis 50:3-10</a> And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days… <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Jeremiah 9:17-20</a> Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come: … <a href="/mark/5-38.htm">Mark 5:38,39</a> And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/exodus/37-20.htm">Almond</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Almond-Tree</a> <a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-10.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-7.htm">Drag</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Fears</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-11.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-20.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-18.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/105-34.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-6.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-6.htm">High</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-26.htm">Home</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-3.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/job/29-25.htm">Mourners</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-4.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Terrors</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-3.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/7-4.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Almond</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Almond-Tree</a> <a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/songs/3-3.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-18.htm">Drag</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-7.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-10.htm">Fears</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-14.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Home</a> <a href="/songs/5-16.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Mourners</a> <a href="/songs/3-2.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/songs/3-8.htm">Terrors</a> <a href="/songs/2-3.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/songs/1-8.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Ecclesiastes 12</div>1. <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-1.htm">the Creator is to be remembered in due time</a> 8. <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-8.htm">The preacher's care to edify</a> 13. <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-13.htm">the fear of God is the chief antidote for vanity</a> </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 ancient times, travel was perilous, with uneven paths and potential threats from robbers or wild animals. As people age, their physical strength and confidence diminish, making them more cautious and fearful of such dangers. This reflects the broader biblical theme of human frailty and the need for reliance on God, as seen in <a href="/psalms/71-9.htm">Psalm 71:9</a>, which speaks of not forsaking the elderly.when the almond tree blossoms The almond tree is one of the first to bloom in Israel, with its white blossoms symbolizing the onset of old age, akin to graying hair. This imagery is used to convey the inevitability of aging. The almond tree's early bloom can also be seen as a reminder of the brevity of life, echoing themes found in <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a>, which compares life to a mist that appears briefly and then vanishes.the grasshopper loses its spring The grasshopper, known for its agility and vitality, losing its ability to leap signifies the loss of physical vigor in old age. This imagery highlights the decline in energy and mobility that accompanies aging. The grasshopper's transformation can be paralleled with the biblical concept of human life being transient and fragile, as expressed in <a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a>, where human life is compared to grass that withers.and the caper berry shrivels The caper berry, often associated with appetite and desire, shriveling represents the diminishing of life's pleasures and desires in old age. This decline in physical and sensual appetites underscores the theme of life's fleeting nature and the ultimate return to God. The caper berry's shriveling can be linked to the idea of earthly desires fading, as seen in 1 <a href="/john/2-17.htm">John 2:17</a>, which speaks of the world and its desires passing away.for then man goes to his eternal home This phrase refers to the inevitability of death and the transition to the afterlife. The "eternal home" suggests a belief in life beyond death, aligning with the biblical promise of eternal life for believers, as found in <a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2-3</a>, where Jesus speaks of preparing a place for His followers. This concept emphasizes the transient nature of earthly life and the hope of eternal communion with God.and mourners walk the streets The presence of mourners in the streets reflects the cultural practice of public mourning in ancient Israel, where the community would express grief for the deceased. This public display of sorrow underscores the communal aspect of life and death, as well as the impact of an individual's passing on their community. The mourning process is a reminder of the shared human experience of loss, as seen in <a href="/romans/12-15.htm">Romans 12:15</a>, which encourages believers to mourn with those who mourn.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/men.htm">Men</a> Represents humanity, particularly in old age, facing the frailties and fears that come with it. 2. <a href="/topical/h/heights_and_dangers_of_the_road.htm">Heights and Dangers of the Road</a> Symbolizes the challenges and fears that become more pronounced in old age. 3. <a href="/topical/a/almond_tree_blossoms.htm">Almond Tree Blossoms</a> A metaphor for the whitening of hair in old age, as almond blossoms are white. 4. <a href="/topical/g/grasshopper.htm">Grasshopper</a> Represents the frailty and weakness of the body in old age, struggling to move. 5. <a href="/topical/c/caper_berry.htm">Caper Berry</a> Known for its stimulating properties, its shriveling signifies the loss of desire and vitality in old age.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_aging.htm">The Reality of Aging</a> Acknowledge the natural process of aging and the physical and mental changes it brings. Encourage preparation for the later stages of life, both spiritually and practically. <a href="/topical/f/facing_fears_with_faith.htm">Facing Fears with Faith</a> As fears and challenges increase with age, rely on faith and trust in God’s provision and protection. Cultivate a spirit of courage and peace through prayer and scripture. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> Focus on the eternal home promised by God, which provides hope beyond the physical decline. Live with an eternal mindset, prioritizing spiritual growth and relationships. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a> Recognize the importance of community and support systems, especially as physical abilities decline. Encourage involvement in church and community activities to maintain connection and purpose.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ecclesiastes_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ecclesiastes 12</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ecclesiastes_9_5_fit_with_an_active_afterlife.htm">In Ecclesiastes 9:5, if the dead truly 'know nothing,' how does that square with verses elsewhere suggesting an active afterlife?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_ecclesiastes_contradict_jesus.htm">Why does Ecclesiastes say the dead are unconscious (Ecclesiastes 9:5), contradicting Jesus' teaching about Hell?</a> <a href="/q/does_ecclesiastes_4_2-3_contradict_pro-life.htm">In Ecclesiastes 4:2-3, the speaker says the dead or unborn are more fortunate than the living--does this contradict the Bible's overall respect for life?</a> <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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) The old man is beset with terrors; terrors from on high, terrors on the way: all in which he had taken delight before, has charms for him no longer; the almond causes loathing (for so may be translated the word rendered "flourished" in our version); the locust, in the East a favourite article of food, is now burdensome; the caper berry (translated "desire" in our version) fails; for man is going to his everlasting house, &c<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ecclesiastes/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high. There is no "when" in the original, which runs, "Also, or yea, they fear on high." "They" are old men, or, like the French on, "people" indefinitely; and the clause says that they find difficulty in mounting an ascent, as the Vulgate renders, Excelsa quoque timebant. Shortness of breath, asthmatic tendencies, failure of muscular power, make such an exertion arduous and burdensome, just as in the previous verse a similar cause rendered singing impossible. The description is now arriving at the last stage, and allegorizing the closing scene. The steep ascent is the via dolorosa, the painful process of dying, from which the natural man shrinks; for as the gnome says - Τοῦ ζῇν γὰρ οὐδεὶς ὡς ὁ γηράσκων ἐρᾷ "None dotes on life more than the aged man." The old man is going on the appointed road, and fears shall be in the way; or, all sorts of fears (plural of intensity) are in the path; as in his infirm condition he can walk nowhere without danger of meeting with some accident, so analogously, as he contemplates his end and the road he has to travel, "fearfulness and trembling come upon him, and horror overwhelms him" (<a href="/psalms/55-5.htm">Psalm 55:5</a>). Plumptre sees in these clauses a further adumbration of the inconveniences of old age, how that the decrepit man makes mountains of mole-hills, is full of imaginary terrors, always forecasting sad events, and so on; but this does not carry on the picture to the end which the poet has now in view, and seems tame and commonplace. The supporters of the storm-theory explain the passage as denoting the fears of the people at what is coming from on high - the gathering tempest, these fears extending to those on the highway, - which is feeble. And the almond tree shall flourish; or, is in blossom. The old man is thus figured from the observed aspect of this tree. It blossoms in winter upon a leafless stem, and its flowers, at first of a pale pink color, turn to a snowy whiteness as they fall from the branches. The tree thus becomes a fit type of the arid, torpid-looking old man with his white hair. So Wright quotes Virgil, 'AEneid,' 5:416 - "Temporibus geminis canebat sparsa senectus;ETT*> though there the idea is rather of mingled black and grey hair than of ahead of snowy whiteness. Canon Tristram ('Nat. Hist. of the Bible,' p. 332), referring to the usual version of this clause, adds, "But the better interpretation seems to be, that as the almond blossom ushers in the spring, so do the signs referred to in the context indicate the hastening (shaked, 'almond,' meaning also 'hasten') of old age and death." Plumptre adopts the notion that the name of the tree is derived from a stem meaning "to watch," and that thus it may be called the early-waking tree (see <a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11</a>), the enigmatic phrase describing the wakefulness that often attends old age. But this seems a refinement by no means justified by the use of the word. Others find in the verb the signification "to disdain, loathe," and explain that the old man has lost his taste for almond nuts, which seems to be an unnecessary observation after the previous allusions to his toothless condition, the cracking and eating of such things requiring the grinders to be in perfect order. The versions are unanimous in translating the clause as the Authorized Version. Thus the Septuagint, ἀνθήσῃ τὸ ἀμύγδαλον: Vulgate, fiorebit amygdalus. (So Verier. and the Syriac.) Wright takes this clause and the next to indicate the opening of spring, when nature reawakens from its winter sleep, and the dying man can no longer respond to the call or enjoy the happy season. The expositors who adhere to the notion of the storm would translate, "the almond shall be rejected," alluding to fear taking away appetite; but the rendering is faulty. And the grasshopper shall he a burden. Chagab, rendered "grasshopper" here and <a href="/leviticus/11-22.htm">Leviticus 11:22</a>; <a href="/numbers/13-33.htm">Numbers 13:33</a>, etc., is rightly translated "locust" in <a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">2 Chronicles 7:15</a>. It is one of the smaller species of the insect, as is implied by its use in <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a>, where from the height of heaven the inhabitants of earth are regarded as chagabim. The clause is usually explained to mean that the very lightest burden is troublesome to old age, or that the hopping and chirping of these insects annoy the querulous senior. But who does not see the incongruity of expressing the disinclination for labor and exertion by the figure of finding a grasshopper too heavy to carry? Who would think of carrying a grasshopper? Plumptre, who discovers Greek allusions in the most unlikely places, sees here an intimation of the writer's acquaintance with the Athenians' custom of wearing a golden grasshopper on their heads as a token that they were autochthones, "sprung from the soil." Few will be disposed to concur with this opinion. Ginsburg and others consider that Koheleth is regarding the locust as an article of food, which it was and still is in the East (<a href="/leviticus/11-21.htm">Leviticus 11:21, 22</a>; <a href="/matthew/3-4.htm">Matthew 3:4</a>). In some places it is esteemed a great delicacy, and is cooked and prepared in a variety of ways. So here the writer is supposed to mean that dainties shall tempt in vain; even the much-esteemed locust shall be loathed. But we cannot imagine this article of food, which indeed was neither general nor at all seasons procurable, being singled out as an appetizing esculent. The solution of the enigma must be sought elsewhere. The Septuagint gives, καὶ παχυνθῇ ἡ ἀκρίς: the Vulgate, imping, uabitur locusts, "the locust grows fat. Founded on this rendering is the opinion which considers that under this figure is depicted the corpulence or dropsical swelling that sometimes accompanies advanced life. But this morbid and abnormal condition could not be introduced into a typical description of the usual accompaniments of age, even if the verb could be rightly translated as the Greek and Latin versions give it, which is more than doubtful. Delitzsch, after some Jewish interpreters, considers that under the term "locust" is meant the loins or hips, or caput femoris, which is thus named" because it includes in itself the mechanism which the two-membered foot for springing, placed at an acute angle, presents in the locust." The poet is thought to allude to the loss of elasticity in the hips and the inability to bear any weight. We cannot agree to the propriety of this artificial explanation, which seems to have been invented to account for the expressions in the text, rather than to be founded on fact. But though we reject this elucidation of the figure, we think Delitzsch and some others are right in taking the verb in the sense of "to move heavily, to crawl along." "The locust crawls," i.e. the old man drags his limbs heavily and painfully along, like the locust just hatched in early spring, and as yet not furnished with wings, which makes it8 way clumsily and slowly. The analogy derives another feature from the fact, well attested, that the appearance of the locust was synchronous with the days considered most fatal to old people, namely, the seven at the end of January and the beginning of February. So we now have the figure of the old man with his snow-white hair, panting and gasping, creeping painfully to his grave. One more trait is added. And desire shall fail. The word rendered "desire" (אֲבִיּונָה) is found nowhere else in the Old Testament, and its meaning is disputed. The Authorized Version has adopted the rendering of some of the Jewish commentators (and that of Venet., ἡ ὔρεξις), but, according to Delitzsch, the feminine form of the noun precludes the notion of an abstract quality, and the etymology on which it rests is doubtful. Nor would it be likely that, having employed symbolism hitherto throughout his description, the writer would suddenly drop metaphor and speak in unfigurative language. We are, therefore, driven to rely for its meaning on the old versions, which would convey the traditionary idea. The Septuagint gives, ἡ κάππαρις, and so the Vulgate, capparis, by which is designated the caper tree or berry, probably the same as the hyssop, which is found throughout the East, and was extensively used as a provocative of appetite, a stimulant and restorative. Accordingly, the writer is thought here to be intimating that even stimulants, such as the caper, affect the old man no longer, cannot give zest to or make him enjoy his food. Here, again, the figurative is dropped, and a literal, unvarnished fact is stated, which mars the perfection of the picture. But the verb here used (parar) is capable of another signification, and is often found in the unmetaphorical sense of "breaking" or "bursting;" so the clause will run, "and the caper berry bursts." Septuagint, καὶ διασκεδασθῇ ἡ κάππαρις: Vulgate, dissipabitur capparis. The fruit of this plant, when overripe, bursts open and falls off - a fit image of the dissolution of the aged frame, now ripe for the tomb, and showing evident tokens of decay. By this interpretation the symbolism is maintained, which perhaps is further illustrated by the fact that the fruit hangs down and droops from the end of long stalks, as the man bows his head and stoops his back to meet the coming death. Because (ki) man goeth to his long home. This and the following clause are parenthetical, ver. 6 resuming the allegory. It is as though Koheleth said - Such is the way, such are the symptoms, when decay and death are approaching; all these things happen, all these signs meet the eye, at such & period. "His long home;" εἰς οϊκον αἰῶνος αὐτοῦ (Septuagint), "to the house of his eternity," "his everlasting habitation," i.e. the grave, or Hades. There is a similar expression in Tobit 3:6, εἰς τὸν αἰώνιον τόπον, which in the Hebrew editions of that book is given as, "Gather me to my father, to the house appointed for all living," with which Canon Churton (in lot.) compares <a href="/job/10-21.htm">Job 10:21</a>; <a href="/job/30-23.htm">Job 30:23</a>. So <a href="/psalms/49-11.htm">Psalm 49:11</a> (according to many versions), "Their graves are their houses for ever." The σκηναὶ αἰώνιοι of <a href="/luke/16-9.htm">Luke 16:9</a> are a periphrasis for life in heaven. Diodorus Siculus notes that the Egyptians used the terms ἀίδιοι οϊκοι, and ἡ αἰώνιος οἴκσις of Hades (2. 51; 1. 93). The expression, "domus eterna," appears at Rome on tombs, as Plumptre observes, both in Christian and non-Christian inscriptions; and the Assyrians name the world or state beyond the grave "the house of eternity" ('Records of the Past,' 1:143). From the expression in the text nothing can be deduced concerning Koheleth's eschatological views. He is speaking here merely phenomenally. Men live their little span upon the earth, and then go to what in comparison of this is an eternity. Much of the difficulty about αἰώνιος, etc., would be obviated if critics would remember that the meaning of such words is conditioned by the context, that e.g. "everlasting" applied to a mountain and to God cannot be understood in the same, sense. And the mourners go about the streets. This can hardly mean that the usual funeral rites have begun; for the death is not conceived as having already taken place; this is reserved for ver. 7. Nor can it, therefore, refer to the relations and friends who are sorrowing for the departed. The persons spoken of must be the mourners who are hired to play and sing at funerals (see <a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">2 Samuel 3:31</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Jeremiah 9:17</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm">Jeremiah 34:5</a>; <a href="/matthew/9-23.htm">Matthew 9:23</a>). These were getting ready to ply their trade, expecting hourly the old man's death. So the Romans had their praeficae, and persons "qui conducti plorant in funere" (Horace, 'Ars Poet.,' 431). <a href="/commentaries/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>[when] גַּ֣ם (gam) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and [men] fear יִרָ֙אוּ֙ (yi·rā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten the heights מִגָּבֹ֤הַּ (mig·gā·ḇō·ah) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1364.htm">Strong's 1364: </a> Elevated, powerful, arrogant and dangers וְחַתְחַתִּ֣ים (wə·ḥaṯ·ḥat·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2849.htm">Strong's 2849: </a> Terror of the road, בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action when the almond tree הַשָּׁקֵד֙ (haš·šā·qêḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8247.htm">Strong's 8247: </a> Almond (tree) blossoms, וְיָנֵ֤אץ (wə·yā·nêṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5006.htm">Strong's 5006: </a> To spurn, treat with contempt the grasshopper הֶֽחָגָ֔ב (he·ḥā·ḡāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2284.htm">Strong's 2284: </a> Locust, grasshopper loses its spring, וְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣ל (wə·yis·tab·bêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5445.htm">Strong's 5445: </a> To carry, be burdensome, to be gravid and the caper berry הָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑ה (hā·’ă·ḇî·yō·w·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_35.htm">Strong's 35: </a> Provocative of desire, the caper berry shrivels— וְתָפֵ֖ר (wə·ṯā·p̄êr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6565.htm">Strong's 6565: </a> To break up, to violate, frustrate for then כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction man הָאָדָם֙ (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being goes הֹלֵ֤ךְ (hō·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to his eternal עוֹלָמ֔וֹ (‘ō·w·lā·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always home, בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house and mourners הַסֹּפְדִֽים׃ (has·sō·p̄ə·ḏîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5594.htm">Strong's 5594: </a> To tear the hair and beat the breasts, to lament, to wail walk וְסָבְב֥וּ (wə·sā·ḇə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> To turn about, go around, surround the streets. בָשּׁ֖וּק‪‬‪‬‪‬ (ḇaš·šūq) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7784.htm">Strong's 7784: </a> A street <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 12:5 Yes they shall be afraid of heights (Ecclesiast. 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