Ecclesiastes 12:3 Meaning
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
Context Explained
1Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
3In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
4And 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;
5Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Key Themes
Related Cross References
2 Corinthians 4:16
Both verses discuss the outward decay of the body and the inner renewal.
Psalm 90:10
Both verses reflect on the brevity of life and the inevitability of aging.
Hebrews 9:27
Both verses acknowledge the reality of death and the need for wisdom in life.
Source: Ecclesiastes 12:3