Ecclesiastes 12:4
And the doors are shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he rises up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music are brought low;
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
The doors to the street are shut, the grinding fades, one rises at the chirp of a bird, and all the daughters of song are silenced.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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;
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
and the doors{H1817} shall be shut{H5462} in the street;{H7784} when the sound{H6963} of the grinding{H2913} is low,{H8217} and one shall rise up{H6965} at the voice{H6963} of a bird,{H6833} and all the daughters{H1323} of music{H7892} shall be brought low;{H7817}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the doors{H1817} shall be shut{H5462}{(H8795)} in the streets{H7784}, when the sound{H6963} of the grinding{H2913} is low{H8217}, and he shall rise up{H6965}{(H8799)} at the voice{H6963} of the bird{H6833}, and all the daughters{H1323} of musick{H7892} shall be brought low{H7817}{(H8735)};
Coverdale Bible (1535)
whan the dores in the stretes shal be shutt, and whan ye voyce of the Myller shall be layed downe: whan men shall ryse vp at the voyce of the byrde, and whan all ye doughters of musyck shalbe brought lowe:
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the doores shall be shut without by the base sound of the grinding, and he shall rise vp at the voice of the birde: and all the daughters of singing shall be abased.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
When the doores in the streetes shalbe shut, and when the voyce of the milner shalbe layde downe, when men shall ryse vp at the voyce of the byrde, and when all the daughters of musicke shalbe brought lowe:
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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;
Webster's Bible (1833)
And the doors shall be shut in the street; When the sound of the grinding is low, And one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, And all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And doors have been shut in the street. When the noise of the grinding is low, And `one' riseth at the voice of the bird, And all daughters of song are bowed down.
American Standard Version (1901)
and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
American Standard Version (1901)
and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
Bible in Basic English (1941)
When the doors are shut in the street, and the sound of the crushing is low, and the voice of the bird is soft, and the daughters of music will be made low;
World English Bible (2000)
and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
and the doors along the street are shut; when the sound of the grinding mill grows low, and one is awakened by the sound of a bird, and all their songs grow faint,
Referenced Verses
- 2 Sam 19:35 : 35 I am this day eighty years old; and can I distinguish between good and evil? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear anymore the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?
- Jer 25:10 : 10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.
- Rev 18:22 : 22 And the sound of harpists, and musicians, and flutists, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in you; and no craftsman, of any craft, shall be found any more in you; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in you;
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