Ecclesiastes 12:2
“While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened,.... The wise man proceeds to describe the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
While ... not - Or, Before. The darkening of the lights of heaven denotes a time of affliction and sadness. Compare Eze…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 12:1-7
Here is, I. A call to young people to think of God, and mind their duty to him, when they are young: Remember now thy…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
while the sun, or the light The imagery falls in naturally with the thought that the approach of death is represented by…
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