Ecclesiastes 12:2

WEB

²Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

KJV

²While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

BSB

²before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,

FBV

²Before^[+] the light fades—sun, moon, and stars—and rain clouds return to darken the skies.

Extra References

Isaiah 5:30

³⁰They will roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks to the land, behold, darkness and distress. The light is darkened in its clouds.

1 Samuel 4:15

¹⁵Now Eli was ninety-eight years old. His eyes were set, so that he could not see.

1 Samuel 4:18

¹⁸When he made mention of God’s ark, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.

Genesis 27:1

¹When Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, “My son?” He said to him, “Here I am.”

Psalms 42:7

⁷Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me.

⁷Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun. ⁸Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.

1 Samuel 3:2

²At that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

Psalms 77:16

¹⁶The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.

Genesis 48:10

¹⁰Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn’t see well. Joseph brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

Ezekiel 32:7-8

⁷When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and make its stars dark. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon won’t give its light. ⁸I will make all the bright lights of the sky dark over you, and set darkness on your land,” says the Lord GOD.