Ecclesiastes 12:4
“And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the doors shall be shut in the streets,.... The Midrash and Jarchi interpret these of the holes of the body; in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And the doors ... is low - The house is viewed from without. The way of entry and exit is stopped: little or no sound…
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
and the doors shall be shut in the streets The picture of the city under the terror of the storm is continued. The gates…