Ecclesiastes 12:2

New International Reader's Version

That’s when the sunlight will become dark. The moon and the stars will also grow dark. And the clouds will return after it rains.

Cross References

Genesis 27:1

Isaac had become old. His eyes were so weak he couldn’t see anymore. One day he called for his older son Esau. He said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” he answered.

Genesis 48:10

Israel’s eyes were weak because he was old. He couldn’t see very well. So Joseph brought his sons close to him. His father kissed them and hugged them.

Psalm 42:7

You have sent wave upon wave of trouble over me. It roars down on me like a waterfall. All your waves and breakers have rolled over me.

Psalm 71:20

You have sent many bitter troubles my way. But you will give me new life. Even if I’m almost in the grave, you will bring me back.

Psalm 77:16

God, the water of the Red Sea saw you. It saw you and boiled up. The deepest waters were stirred up.

Psalm 90:10

We live to be about 70. Or we may live to be 80, if we stay healthy. But even our best days are filled with trouble and sorrow. The years quickly pass, and we are gone.

Isaiah 13:10

All the stars in the sky will stop giving their light. The sun will be darkened as soon as it rises. The moon will not shine.

Isaiah 5:30

At that time the enemy army will roar over Israel. It will sound like the roaring of the ocean. If someone looks at the land of Israel, there is only darkness and trouble. The clouds will make even the sun become dark.

Joel 3:15

The sun and moon will become dark. The stars won’t shine anymore.

Matthew 24:29

“Right after the terrible suffering of those days, “ ‘The sun will be darkened. The moon will not shine. The stars will fall from the sky. The heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ (Isaiah 13:10; 34:4)

1 Samuel 3:2

One night Eli was lying down in his usual place. His eyes were becoming so weak he couldn’t see very well.

1 Samuel 4:15

Eli was 98 years old. His eyes were so bad he couldn’t see.

1 Samuel 4:18

When the man spoke about the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair. He had been sitting by the side of the gate. When he fell, he broke his neck and died. He was old and fat. He had led Israel for 40 years.