Ecclesiastes 12:2

Easy To Read Version

\{Remember your Creator while you are young,\} before the time comes when the sun and the moon and the stars become dark to you. \{And troubles come again and again\} like one storm after another.

Cross References

Genesis 27:1

Isaac grew old, and his eyes became so weak he could not see clearly. One day he called his older son Esau to him. Isaac said, “Son!”

Genesis 48:10

Israel was old and his eyes were not good. So Joseph brought the boys close to his father. Israel kissed and hugged the boys.

Psalm 42:7

I hear the crashing of the water\par as water from deep in the earth\par spills over the waterfall.\par Lord, your waves are crashing\par all around me and washing over me! {\cf2\super [262]} \par

Psalm 71:20

You let me see troubles and bad times.But you saved me from every one of themand kept me alive.No matter how deep I sank,you lifted me out of my troubles.

Psalm 77:16

God, the water saw you,\par and became afraid.\par The deep water shook with fear.\par

Psalm 90:10

We live maybe 70 years.\par And if we are strong, maybe 80 years.\par Our lives are filled with hard work and pain.\par Then suddenly, our lives are finished!\par And we fly away.\par

Isaiah 13:10

The skies will be dark. The sun, the moon, and the stars will not shine.

Isaiah 5:30

So, the “lion” roars loud like the waves of the sea. And the captured people look at the ground, and then there is only darkness. All light becomes dark in this thick cloud.

Joel 3:15

The sun and the moon will become dark.\par The stars will stop shining.\par

Matthew 24:29

“Soon after the trouble of those days, this will happen:

1 Samuel 3:2

Eli’s eyes were so weak he was almost blind. One night he lay down in bed.

1 Samuel 4:18

When the Benjamite man mentioned God’s Holy Box, [49] Eli fell backward off his chair near the gate and broke his neck. Eli was old and fat, so he died. Eli had led Israel for 20 years. [50]