伝道者の書 12:2-3 JCB

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 12:3

Ecclesiastes 12:3. When the keepers of the house The body, which is often and fitly compared to a house; whose keepers are the hands and arms, which are man’s best instruments to defend his body from the assaults of men or beasts, and which, in a special manner, are subject to this trembling. And the strong men shall bow themselves Either the back, or the thighs and legs, in which the main strength of the body consists, and which, in old men, are very feeble. And the grinders The teeth,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:1-8

Advice to young people (11:9-12:8)God’s will is that people enjoy life. In fact, they have a responsibility to do so. The writer urges young people especially to take note of this and not to misuse their mental or physical powers through developing wrong attitudes to life. However, their enjoyment of life must be according to a proper understanding of God and his character. They, like all others, are answerable to him for their behaviour (9-10).Young people should remember that God is the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 12:3

keepers of the house: i.e. the arms of the body. house. The human body is often compared to a house (Isaiah 38:12 . Job 4:19 . 2 Corinthians 5:1 , 2 Corinthians 5:2 ; 2 Peter 1:13 ). tremble. Occurs only here, Esther 5:9 ("move"), and Habakkuk 2:7 ("vex"). See App-76 . the strong men: . i.e. the legs. Hebrew. geber. App-14 . the grinders: i.e. the teeth. cease = fail, or become unfit for use. Hebrew. batal = a passage; probably = the ear-passage. Occurs only in Solomon's writings. Here,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:2

"Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain; in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows shall be darkened, 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; yea,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:1-7

THE PICTURE OF OLD AGE, From Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 according to the common Translation. The royal preacher, in the first seven verses of this chapter, enforces the duty of early religion, by arguments principally drawn from the decay of the intellectual and corporeal powers in an advanced age. The evils induced upon the mental system are little more than cursorily spoken of. The inconveniences resulting to the bodily structure from a long series of years, are more particularly expatiated upon.... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:2-3

Ecclesiastes 12:2-3. While the sun, or the light.— Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain. Ecclesiastes 12:3. In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, &c. Desvoeux; who renders the grinders, the grinding-maids, and observes, that whoever reads this description of old age with a tolerable degree of attention must observe, that the beginning of it consists of a double figure; namely, an allegory and a... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:2

2. Illustrating "the evil days" (Jeremiah 13:16). "Light," "sun," c., express prosperity "darkness," pain and calamity (Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 30:26). clouds . . . after . . . rain—After rain sunshine (comfort) might be looked for, but only a brief glimpse of it is given, and the gloomy clouds (pains) return. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:3

3. keepers of the house—namely, the hands and arms which protected the body, as guards do a palace (Genesis 49:24; Job 4:19; 2 Corinthians 5:1), are now palsied. strong men . . . bow— (Judges 16:25; Judges 16:30). Like supporting pillars, the feet and knees (Judges 16:30- :); the strongest members (Judges 16:30- :). grinders—the molar teeth. cease—are idle. those that look out of the windows—the eyes; the powers of vision, looking out from beneath the eyelids, which open and shut like the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ecclesiastes 12:1-7

2. Responsible living 12:1-7This pericope expands the ideas Solomon introduced in Ecclesiastes 11:9-10, by focusing on advancing old age and death. [Note: See Barry C. Davis, "Ecclesiastes 12:1-8-Death, an Impetus for Life," Bibliotheca Sacra 148:591 (July-September 1991):298-318.] These ideas are the ultimate frustration and the epitome of impermanence that we can experience.The basic imperative 12:1Again, Solomon began with a clear statement of his point, and then proceeded to prove and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ecclesiastes 12:2-3

Solomon likened the evil days first to an approaching rainstorm (Ecclesiastes 12:2) that is fearful and uncertain (cf. Ecclesiastes 11:7-8). The Hebrews regarded any decline in a person’s vital energy as a sign that death was beginning to set in (cf. 1 Kings 1:1-4; Psalms 18:4-5; Psalms 88:3-5).The "watchmen of the house" (Ecclesiastes 12:3) probably refer to one’s arms and hands, and the "mighty men" to the legs. The "grinding ones" are probably the teeth, and "those who look through windows"... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 12:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:1-8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 12:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:1-7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:2-3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ecclesiastes 12:1-7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ecclesiastes 12:2-3

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