Ecclesiastes 12:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They are also afraid of heights and dangers along the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, for the man is going to his eternal home, and mourners walk around in the streets.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: bause man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Also when they are afraid of what is high, and fears are in the way, and the almond tree blossoms, and the grasshopper is a burden, and desire fails: because man goes to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    yea, they shall be afraid of [that which is] high, and terrors [shall be] in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    whan men shal feare in hye places, and be afrayed in the stretes: whan the Almonde tre shalbe despysed, the greshopper borne out, and whan greate pouerte shall breake in: when man goeth to his longe home, and the mourners go aboute the stretes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Also they shalbe afraide of the hie thing, and feare shalbe in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grassehopper shall be a burden, and concupiscence shall be driuen away: for man goeth to the house of his age, and the mourners goe about in the streete.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    When men shall feare in hye places, and be afraide in the streetes, when the Almonde tree shall florishe and be laden with the grashopper, and when all lust shal passe: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streetes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Also [when] they shall be afraid of [that which is] high, and fears [shall be] in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yes, they shall be afraid of heights, And terrors will be in the way; And the almond tree shall blossom, And the grasshopper shall be a burden, And desire shall fail; Because man goes to his everlasting home, And the mourners go about the streets:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Also of that which is high they are afraid, And of the low places in the way, And the almond-tree is despised, And the grasshopper is become a burden, And want is increased, For man is going unto his home age-during, And the mourners have gone round through the street.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    yea, they shall be afraid of `that which is' high, and terrors `shall be' in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    yea, they shall be afraid of [that which is] high, and terrors [shall be] in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be in the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    and they are afraid of heights and the dangers in the street; the almond blossoms grow white, and the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry shrivels up– because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets–

Referenced Verses

  • Job 17:13 : 13 If I hope for Sheol as my home, and I make my bed in darkness,
  • Job 30:23 : 23 I know You will bring me back to death, to the house appointed for all the living.
  • Prov 16:31 : 31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained in the way of righteousness.
  • Jer 9:17-20 : 17 'Let them come quickly and lift up a lament over us so that our eyes may overflow with tears and our eyelids stream with water.' 18 'For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: “How devastated we are! We are utterly ashamed, for we have left the land and our dwellings have been cast off.”' 19 'Hear the word of the Lord, you women; let your ears receive the words of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail and one another to mourn.' 20 'For death has climbed in through our windows and entered our fortresses, cutting off children from the streets and young men from the public squares.'
  • Mark 5:38-39 : 38 They came to the house of the synagogue leader, and Jesus saw a commotion with people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 He went inside and said to them, 'Why are you making such a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.'
  • Heb 9:27 : 27 And just as it is appointed for humans to die once, and after that comes judgment,
  • Prov 20:29 : 29 The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
  • Isa 46:4 : 4 Even to your old age, I am the same, and even to your gray hairs, I will carry you. I have made you, and I will bear you; I will carry and save you.
  • Jer 1:11 : 11 The word of the LORD came to me: 'What do you see, Jeremiah?' I replied, 'I see a branch of an almond tree.'
  • Ps 49:10-14 : 10 that he should live on forever and not see the pit of decay. 11 For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others. 12 Their inward thought is that their houses will last forever, and their dwelling places for all generations; they call their lands by their own names. 13 But man in his honor does not remain; he is like the beasts that perish. 14 This is their fate, their foolish confidence. And yet, after them, people approve their words. Selah.
  • Ps 71:18 : 18 Even when I am old and my hair turns gray, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
  • Gen 42:38 : 38 But Jacob said, 'My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.'
  • Gen 44:29 : 29 'If you take this one also from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to the grave in sorrow.'
  • Gen 44:31 : 31 it will happen that when he sees the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought down the gray hair of your servant, our father, in sorrow to the grave.
  • Gen 50:3-9 : 3 They took forty days for him, because that is how long the embalming process takes, and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. 4 When the days of mourning were over, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's household, saying, 'If I have found favor with you, please convey this message to Pharaoh. 5 'My father made me swear, saying, “I am about to die. Bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now, please let me go and bury my father, and I will return.' 6 Pharaoh replied, 'Go and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.' 7 Joseph went up to bury his father, and all Pharaoh's officials, the elders of his household, and the elders of the land of Egypt went with him. 8 Joseph's entire household, his brothers, and his father's household accompanied him. But they left their children, flocks, and cattle in the land of Goshen. 9 Both chariots and horsemen went up with him, making it a very large procession. 10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they held a great and solemn lamentation. Joseph observed seven days of mourning for his father.
  • Lev 19:32 : 32 Stand up in the presence of the elderly, show respect for the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
  • Job 15:10 : 10 Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, men much older than your father.

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