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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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 12:2

BSB
before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,
AKJV
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
CPDV
Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain,
ERV
or ever the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain:
NHEB
Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
SMT
Till when the sun shall not be darkened, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, and the clouds turned not back after the rain:

Commentary for Ecclesiastes 12:2

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Ecclesiastes 12:2
Summary
Light fades before darkness increases inevitably
Event
Metaphor of light declining
Estimated Time Period
c. 300 BC
Category
Wisdom