Ecclesiastes 12:2

Modern English Version

before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and the clouds leave after the rain;

Cross References

Isaiah 5:30

In that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks to the land— behold, darkness and sorrow; and the light is darkened by the clouds.

1 Samuel 4:18

When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate. And his neck broke and he died, for he was an old and heavy man. And he had judged Israel forty years.

1 Samuel 4:15

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see.

Psalm 77:16

The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You, they were afraid; the depths also trembled.

Psalm 71:20

You who have shown me many troubles and distresses will revive me again, and will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

Psalm 42:7

Deep calls to deep at the thunder of Your waterfalls; all Your waves and Your billows have gone over me.

1 Samuel 3:2

At that time, Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow weak that he could not see),

Genesis 48:10

Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.

Genesis 27:1

When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could not see, he called Esau his oldest son and said to him, “My son.” And he answered him, “Here I am.”

Matthew 24:29

“Immediately after the distress of those days, ‘the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

Psalm 90:10

The years of our life are seventy, or even, by reason of strength, eighty; yet their span is but toil and sorrow; they soon pass away, and we fly away.

Isaiah 13:10

For the stars of heaven and their constellations shall not give their light; the sun shall be dark when it rises, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

Joel 3:15

The sun and moon darken, and the stars withdraw their radiance.