2Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain:


In Context

1 Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the time of affliction come, and the years draw nigh of which thou shalt say: They please me not:

2 Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain:

3 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:

4 And they shall shut the doors in the street, when the grinder's voice shall be low, and they shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall grow deaf.

Ecclesiastes 12:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:2before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:2before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:2or ever the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2While that the sun is not darkened, and the light, And the moon, and the stars, And the thick clouds returned after the rain.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: