Ecclesiastes 12:2
New Living Translation
2 Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky.
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Ecclesiastes 12:2
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2 before the sun and the light
and the moon and the stars grow dark,
and the clouds return after the rain;
Isaiah 5:30
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30 They will roar over their victims on that day of destruction
like the roaring of the sea.
If someone looks across the land,
only darkness and distress will be seen;
even the light will be darkened by clouds.
1 Samuel 4:18
New Living Translation
18 When the messenger mentioned what had happened to the Ark of God, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and overweight. He had been Israel’s judge for forty years.
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1 Samuel 4:18
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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)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 4:18 Traditionally judged
1 Samuel 4:15
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15 who was ninety-eight years old and whose eyes(A) had failed so that he could not see.
Ezekiel 32:7-8
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7 When I blot you out,
I will veil the heavens and darken the stars.
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
and the moon will not give you its light.
8 I will darken the bright stars overhead
and cover your land in darkness.
I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!
Ezekiel 32:7-8
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Ecclesiastes 11:7-8
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Advice for Young and Old
7 Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.
8 When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days. Everything still to come is meaningless.
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Ecclesiastes 11:7-8
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Remember Your Creator While Young
Psalm 77:16
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16 When the Red Sea[a] saw you, O God,
its waters looked and trembled!
The sea quaked to its very depths.
Footnotes
- 77:16 Hebrew the waters.
Psalm 77:16
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Psalm 71:20
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20 You have allowed me to suffer much hardship,
but you will restore me to life again
and lift me up from the depths of the earth.
Psalm 71:20
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Psalm 42:7
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7 I hear the tumult of the raging seas
as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.
Psalm 42:7
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1 Samuel 3:2
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2 One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed.
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1 Samuel 3:2
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2 One night Eli, whose eyes(A) were becoming so weak that he could barely see,(B) was lying down in his usual place.
Genesis 48:10
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10 Jacob was half blind because of his age and could hardly see. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Jacob kissed and embraced them.
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Genesis 48:10
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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)
Genesis 27:1
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Jacob Steals Esau’s Blessing
27 One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said, “My son.”
“Yes, Father?” Esau replied.
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Genesis 27:1
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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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