Ecclesiastes 12

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:6-8

Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. (7) Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. (8) Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. In what elegance of language the Preacher hath here described death. But, Reader! it is not the elegance of words that can soften the stroke of death. What Solomon saith so often concerning... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:9-12

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. (10) The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. (11) The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. (12) And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. (14) For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. Here is the finishing sentence of this whole sermon of Solomon. And in it we have the epitome of the Bible. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. And this fear is sometimes put for the whole of vital godliness. I will put my fear in their hearts, saith... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:14

REFLECTIONS READER! may we not, after the perusal of this Chapter, and indeed from the whole of the Preacher's sermon, as contained in this book of the Ecclesiastes, take up both the wise man's direction to the young, and the Psalmist's direction to the old, and in his form or words, cry out and say, Both young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the name of the Lord; for his name only is excellent, and his glory above the earth and heaven. This, indeed, is the conclusion of the whole... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:1

Not. Prevent old age, to procure a stock of virtues. (Haydock) --- Solomon refutes the former sentiments of the wicked, which he had perhaps once entertained. (Calmet) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:2

Before the sun, &c. That is, before old age: the effects of which upon all the senses and faculties are described in the following verses, under a variety of figures. (Challoner) --- All are exhorted to live well, before death come to deprive them of their senses and all helps: and to continue in expectation of judgment, the signs of which are given, as [in] Matthew xxiv. (Worthington) (St. Jerome) --- Rain. One misery succeeds another, the understanding is darkened, and the senses become... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:3

House. The sides, (St. Jerome) or rather the arms. (Calmet) --- Some understand prelates, or angels. (Thaumat.) --- And the powers that are in heaven shall be moved. (Mark xiii. 25.) (Haydock) --- Men. The arms, (Chaldean) or thighs, (Smith) or those who were formerly the most robust. --- Number. The rest have been lost, and what remain are of little service for chewing meat. (Calmet) --- Holes. Spectacles, (Geier) as if they had been already in use. (Calmet) --- Hebrew, "windows."... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:4

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, "be low." The ears cannot enjoy music, nor can the voice of the old people please, 2 Kings xix. 25. read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:5

Way. They shall walk bent down, and afraid of rough ground. --- Flourish. Their head shall become white, like the almond-flower, Jeremias i. 11. --- Fat. Septuagint, "heavy." --- Destroyed. The hair shall fall off. (Calmet) --- Concupiscence shall be extinct. (Vatable) (Tirinus) --- Eternity. The body being consigned to the grave, and the soul to the region of spirits, to have no farther concern with the transactions of the world. (Haydock) (Job vii. 9.) --- Street. This custom is often... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:6

Cord. The nerves. --- Fillet. Veins, or the spermatic vessels, (Calmet) and the soul. (St. Jerome) --- Cistern. When the bladder, &c., become disordered, Numbers xxiv. 7. (Calmet) read more

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:6-8

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:9-12

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:14

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:1

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:2

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:3

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:4

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:5

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:6

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