Ecclesiastes 12:4

Easy To Read Version

You will become hard of hearing. You will not hear the noise in the streets. Even the stone grinding your grain will seem quiet to you. You won’t be able to hear the women singing. But even the sound of a bird singing will wake you early in the morning \{because you won’t be able to sleep\}.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:35

I am 80 years old! I am too old to tell which is bad and which is good. I am too old to taste the things I eat or drink. I am too old to hear any more the voices of men and women that sing. Why should you want to be bothered with me?

Job 41:14

No person can force Leviathan\par to open his jaws.\par The teeth in his mouth scare people.\par

Isaiah 47:2

\{Now you must work very hard.\}\par You must get the mill stones\par and grind the grain to make flour.\par Remove your veil and\par take off your fancy dresses.\par \{You must leave your country.\}\par Lift your skirts until\par men can see your legs,\par and cross the rivers. {\cf2\super [410]} \par

Jeremiah 25:10

I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and happiness in those places. There will be no more happy sounds of the brides and bridegrooms. I will take away the sound of people grinding meal. I will take away the light of the lamp.

Revelation 18:22

The music of people playing harps {\cf2\super [138]} and other instruments, flutes and trumpets,\par will never be heard in you again.\par No workman doing any job will ever be found in you again.\par The sound of a millstone {\cf2\super [139]} will never be heard in you again.\par