Ecclesiastes 12:6
“Or ever the silver cord be loosed , or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Or ever the silver cord be loosed,.... As the above are the symptoms and infirmities of old age; these in this verse are…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Be loosed - The termination of life is signified generally by the snapping of the silver cord by which the lamp hangs…
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
or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken The figurative character of the whole section, reaches…