While the sun and the light,
The moon and the stars,
Are not darkened,
And the clouds do not return after the rain;

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before the sun and the light
    and the moon and the stars grow dark,
    and the clouds return after the rain;

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30 In that day they will roar against them
Like the roaring of the sea.
And if one (A)looks to the land,
Behold, darkness and [a]sorrow;
And the light is darkened by the clouds.

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  1. Isaiah 5:30 distress

30 In that day(A) they will roar over it
    like the roaring of the sea.(B)
And if one looks at the land,
    there is only darkness(C) and distress;(D)
    even the sun will be darkened(E) by clouds.

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18 Then it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

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18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man, and he was heavy. He had led[a](A) Israel forty years.(B)

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  1. 1 Samuel 4:18 Traditionally judged

15 Eli was ninety-eight years old, and (A)his eyes were so [a]dim that he could not see.

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  1. 1 Samuel 4:15 fixed

15 who was ninety-eight years old and whose eyes(A) had failed so that he could not see.

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When I put out your light,
(A)I will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
And the moon shall not give her light.
All the [a]bright lights of the heavens I will make dark over you,
And bring darkness upon your land,”
Says the Lord God.

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  1. Ezekiel 32:8 Or shining

When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens
    and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
    and the moon will not give its light.(A)
All the shining lights in the heavens
    I will darken(B) over you;
    I will bring darkness over your land,(C)
declares the Sovereign Lord.

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Truly the light is sweet,
And it is pleasant for the eyes (A)to behold the sun;
But if a man lives many years
And (B)rejoices in them all,
Yet let him (C)remember the days of darkness,
For they will be many.
All that is coming is vanity.

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Remember Your Creator While Young

Light is sweet,
    and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.(A)
However many years anyone may live,
    let them enjoy them all.
But let them remember(B) the days of darkness,
    for there will be many.
    Everything to come is meaningless.

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16 The waters saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were (A)afraid;
The depths also trembled.

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16 The waters(A) saw you, God,
    the waters saw you and writhed;(B)
    the very depths were convulsed.

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20 (A)You, who have shown me great and severe troubles,
(B)Shall revive me again,
And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

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20 Though you have made me see troubles,(A)
    many and bitter,
    you will restore(B) my life again;
from the depths of the earth(C)
    you will again bring me up.

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Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls;
(A)All Your waves and billows have gone over me.

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Deep calls to deep(A)
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.(B)

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And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow (A)so dim that he could not see,

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One night Eli, whose eyes(A) were becoming so weak that he could barely see,(B) was lying down in his usual place.

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10 Now (A)the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them near him, and he (B)kissed them and embraced them.

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10 Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see.(A) So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them(B) and embraced them.(C)

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Isaac Blesses Jacob

27 Now it came to pass, when Isaac was (A)old and (B)his eyes were so dim that he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.”

And he answered him, “Here I am.”

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27 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see,(A) he called for Esau his older son(B) and said to him, “My son.”

“Here I am,” he answered.

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