Ecclesiastes 12:2

New Century Version

When you get old, the light from the sun, moon, and stars will grow dark; the rain clouds will never seem to go away.

Cross References

Isaiah 5:30

On that day they will roar like the waves of the sea. And when people look at the land, they will see only darkness and pain; all light will become dark in this thick cloud.

1 Samuel 4:18

When he mentioned the Ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair. He fell beside the gate, broke his neck, and died, because he was old and fat. He had led Israel for forty years.

1 Samuel 4:15

Eli was now ninety-eight years old, and he was blind.

Psalm 77:16

God, the waters saw you; they saw you and became afraid; the deep waters shook with fear.

Psalm 71:20

You have given me many troubles and bad times, but you will give me life again. When I am almost dead, you will keep me alive.

Psalm 42:7

Troubles have come again and again, sounding like waterfalls. Your waves are crashing all around me.

1 Samuel 3:2

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

Genesis 48:10

At this time Israel’s eyesight was bad because he was old. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Israel kissed the boys and put his arms around them.

Genesis 27:1

When Isaac was old, his eyesight was poor, so he could not see clearly. One day he called his older son Esau to him and said, “Son.” Esau answered, “Here I am.”

Matthew 24:29

“Soon after the trouble of those days, ‘the sun will grow dark, and the moon will not give its light. The stars will fall from the sky. And the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

Psalm 90:10

Our lifetime is seventy years or, if we are strong, eighty years. But the years are full of hard work and pain. They pass quickly, and then we are gone.

Isaiah 13:10

The stars will not show their light; the skies will be dark. The sun will grow dark as it rises, and the moon will not give its light.

Joel 3:15

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