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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 12:5

Ecclesiastes 12:5. When they shall be afraid, &c. The passion of fear is observed to be most incident to old men, of which divers reasons may be given. Of that which is high Of high things, lest they should fall upon them; or of high places, as of going up hills or stairs, which is very irksome to them, because of their weakness, weariness, giddiness, and danger, or dread of falling. And fears shall be in the way Lest, as they are walking, they should stumble, or fall, or be thrust... 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 12:4

the doors = the openings: i.e. the mouth and ears. streets = street (singular) sound of the grinding is low: i.e. the mastication with gums instead of teeth is low. rise up = start: referring to insomnia. the daughters of musick: i.e. songs, &c, the product of music. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 12:5

afraid: i.e. of ascending heights. high = lofty, elevated. fears shall be in the way: i.e. apprehensions of danger in journeying. almond tree shall flourish: i.e. grey hairs shall grow scanty, or drop off, not "almond nuts be rejected"; for the teeth and eating have already been dealt with in Ecclesiastes 12:3 . grasshopper , or locust. shall be a burden = shall become burdensome: i.e. as to weight. desire shall fail. "Desire" = Hebrew = the caperberry. Here the Authorized Version... 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 12:4

Ecclesiastes 12:4. And the doors shall be shut in the streets.— And the double gate shall be shut up towards the inner court, at the lowering of the voice of the grinding-maid: and then he shall rise up at the crowing of the cock, and all the daughters of the song shall be valued at nought. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:5

Ecclesiastes 12:5. Also when they shall be afraid, &c.— They shall be afraid even of distant objects, nay, of the scare-crow, set on the way-side; the sex shall be neglected, and the grasshopper shall become a burden, and desire shall fail; for the man is going to his everlasting home, and the mourners are walking about the court, ready for his burial. These alterations of the version are from Mr. Desvoeux; who observes, that though interpreters are divided concerning the application of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:4

4. doors—the lips, which are closely shut together as doors, by old men in eating, for, if they did not do so, the food would drop out (Job 41:14; Psalms 141:3; Micah 7:5). in the streets—that is, toward the street, "the outer doors" [MAURER and WEISS]. sound of . . . grinding—The teeth being almost gone, and the lips "shut" in eating, the sound of mastication is scarcely heard. the bird—the cock. In the East all mostly rise with the dawn. But the old are glad to rise from their sleepless... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:5

5. that which is high—The old are afraid of ascending a hill. fears . . . in the way—Even on the level highway they are full of fears of falling, c. almond . . . flourish—In the East the hair is mostly dark. The white head of the old among the dark-haired is like an almond tree, with its white blossoms, among the dark trees around [HOLDEN]. The almond tree flowers on a leafless stock in winter (answering to old age, in which all the powers are dormant), while the other trees are flowerless.... 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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 12:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:1-8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 12:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 12:5

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

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:5

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

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