the doors. the openings: i.e. the mouth and ears.
streets. street (singular)
sound of the grinding is low: i.e. the mastication with gums instead of teeth is low.
rise up. start: referring to insomnia.
the daughters of musick: i.e. songs, &c, the product of music.
Verse Ecclesiastes 12:4. _AND THE DOORS SHALL BE SHUT IN THE STREETS_] 5. The _doors_ - the _lips_, which are the _doors_ by which the _mouth_ is _closed_. 6. _BE SHUT IN THE STREETS_] The _cavitie...
AND THE DOORS ... IS LOW - The house is viewed from without. The way of entry and exit is stopped: little or no sound issues forth to tell of life stirring within. The old man, as he grows older, has...
CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Youth and old age (Ecclesiastes 12:1)_ 2. The concluding epilogue (Ecclesiastes 12:9) Ecclesiastes 12:1. Childhood and youth are vanity! That is the concludin
ECCLESIASTES 11:1 TO ECCLESIASTES 12:8. CLOSING COUNSELS. It is well to do and to get all one can, in the way of industry and pleasure, before old age draws on. Ecclesiastes 11:1 and...
EPILOGUE. Ecclesiastes 12:9 is an editor's praise of Qoheleth, who is identified with Solomon, the sage compiler of proverbial wisdom, who wrote words of truth in a pleasing and elegant (acceptable)...
_and the doors shall be shut in the streets_ The picture of the city under the terror of the storm is continued. The gates of all houses are closed. None leave their houses; the NOISE OF THE MILL CEAS...
THE PICTURE OF OLD AGE, _From Ecclesiastes 12:1 according to the common Translation._ The royal preacher, in the first seven verses of this chapter, enforces the duty of early religion, by arguments...
AND THE DOORS SHALL BE SHUT IN THE STREETS.— _And the double gate shall be shut up towards the inner court, at the lowering of the voice of the grinding-maid: and then he shall rise up at the crowing...
G. DEATH COMES TO EVERY MAN. Ecclesiastes 12:2-8 TEXT 12:2-8 2 before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain; 3 in the day that the watchmen of...
And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low; DOORS - the...
IN LIFE REMEMBER DEATH AND JUDGMENT 1. The Creator is to be remembered in youth. When the powers of mind and body are failing, it will be too late. 1-7. Commentators have differed much as to the inte...
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 12 YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD REMEMBER WHO MADE THEM – ECCLESIASTES 12:1-8 V1 Remember who...
The first two clauses continue the description of the afflicted house; all communication with the outer world broken off: the double doors towards the street shut, the cheerful noise of grinding not h...
וְ סֻגְּר֤וּ דְלָתַ֨יִם֙ בַּ † שּׁ֔וּק בִּ...
FOURTH SECTION The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards; But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present L...
“THE END OF THE MATTER” Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 This comparison of the human body to a house is extremely beautiful. The inference is obvious that our bodies are not ourselves, but only our tenement. Ou...
The preacher now proceeds in language full of poetic beauty to urge the young to remember their Creator. We then reach the epilogue of the sermon. It first repeats the theme as announced at the beginn...
And the (f) doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the (g) grinding shall be low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the (h) bird, and all the (i) daughters of music shall be brought...
_Doors. The lips, (Calmet) feet, (Chaldean) nostrils, (Vatable) or the trachea and pulmonary arteries. --- Bird. The cock-crowing; or at the least sound their slumbers are broken. --- Deaf. Hebrew, "b...
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: (3) In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12. The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the experience of a...
AND THE DOORS SHALL BE SHUT IN THE STREETS,.... The Midrash and Jarchi interpret these of the holes of the body; in which they are followed by our learned and ingenuous countryman, Dr. Smith; who, by...
_And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;_ Ver. 4. _And...
_And the doors be shut in the streets_ Or _toward the streets:_ which lead into the street. This may be understood, either of the outward senses, which, as doors, let in outward objects to the soul; o...
AN APPEAL TO THE YOUNG...
and the doors shall be shut in the streets, the mouth, with the upper and lower lips, no longer being able to perform its function of speaking well, WHEN THE SOUND OF THE GRINDING IS LOW, the voice, b...
"AND THE DOORS ON THE STREET ARE SHUT AS THE SOUND OF THE GRINDING MILL IS LOW, AND ONE WILL ARISE AT THE SOUND OF THE BIRD, AND ALL THE DAUGHTERS OF SONG WILL SING SOFTLY"."DOORS ON THE STREET ARE SH...
1-7 We should remember our sins against our Creator, repent, and seek forgiveness. We should remember our duties, and set about them, looking to him for grace and strength. This should be done early,...
THE DOORS BE SHUT IN THE STREETS; or, _towards the streets_; which lead into the streets. This is understood either, 1. Literally; because men, when they are very old, keep much at home, and have nei...
Ecclesiastes 12:4 doors H1817 shut H5462 (H8795) streets H7784 sound H6963 grinding H2913 low H8217 up H6965
‘And the doors will be shut in the street, when the sound of the grinding is low, and one will rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music will be laid low.' This may refer to the f...
Ecclesiastes 8:16-12 I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first conclusion is that wisdom, which of all temp...
Ecclesiastes 12:1. _Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth:_ Now we get on solid ground. There is an irony in the advice, «Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee...
Ecclesiastes 12:1. _Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;_ Do not give God the dre...
CONTENTS: Exhortation to the young to be religious. The vanity of the world. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: The great antidote against the diseases of youth, the love of mirth, the indulgence...
Ecclesiastes 12:1. _Remember now thy Creator._ Hebrews בוראיךְ _Boreicha,_ thy Creators. The word is plural, as אלהים _Elohim, Genesis 1:1_, designating the Divinity or Godhead, as Romans 1:20. Certai...
_The doors shall be shut in the streets._ DOORS Literally_,_ “double deers.” This occurs in the description of the decrepitude of an old man: “The keepers of the house (the arms) shall tremble, and t...
_Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth._ THE CREATOR REMEMBERED How shall we understand this? Is it an allegory describing the weakening of the body? Is it a description of the Jews in ca...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 12:2 This section is a symbolic picture of aging and death. The common link between most of the images used in v. Ecclesiastes 12:6 appears to be
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 12:1. THY CREATOR.] The Hebrew word is in the plural form, denoting the fulness and wealth of the Divine nature. While the evil days come not.] The time of joyless old a...
EXPOSITION ECCLESIASTES 12:1 The division into chapters is unfortunate here, as this verse is closely connected with Ecclesiastes 12:10 of the preceding chapter. REMEMBER NOW THY CREATOR IN THE DAYS...
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth (Ecclesiastes 12:1), It is interesting that most conversions are made during the teenage years. Seven-eighths of every decision for Jesus Christ is m...
2 Samuel 19:35...
THE RELIGION UNDER THE SUN Ecclesiastes 12:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We use the word "religion" in preference to "Christianity." There are many religions; there is but one Christianity, one Christ. There...
In — Or, towards the streets: which lead into the streets. This may be understood either of the outward senses, which, as doors, let in outward objects to the soul: or rather the mouth, the two lips,...