Ecclesiastes 12:4

God's Word

Remember your Creator when the doors to the street are closed, the sound of the mill is muffled, you are startled at the sound of a bird, ⌞and⌟ those who sing songs become quiet.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:35

I’m 80 years old now. How can I tell what is pleasant and what is not? Can I taste what I eat or drink? Can I still hear the singing of men and women? Why should I now become a burden to you, Your Majesty?

Job 41:14

Who can open its closed mouth? Its teeth are surrounded by terror.

Isaiah 47:2

Take millstones and grind flour. Remove your veil. Take off your skirt. Uncover your legs, and cross the river.

Jeremiah 25:10

I will take from them the sounds of joy and happiness, the sounds of brides and grooms, the sound of mills, and the light of lamps.

Revelation 18:22

The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters will never be heard in it again. A skilled craftsman—regardless of the type of craft— will never be found in it again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in it again.