Ecclesiastes 12:2
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2 before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with[a] the rain;
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- 12.2 Or after
Isaiah 5:30
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30 They will roar over it on that day,
like the roaring of the sea.
And if one look to the land—
only darkness and distress;
and the light grows dark with its clouds.(A)
1 Samuel 4:18
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18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli[a] fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate, and his neck was broken, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.(A)
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- 4.18 Heb he
1 Samuel 4:15
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15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.(A)
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Ezekiel 32:7-8
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7 When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens
and make their stars dark;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
and the moon shall not give its light.(A)
8 All the shining lights of the heavens
I will darken above you
and put darkness on your land,
says the Lord God.
Ecclesiastes 11:7-8
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Youth and Old Age
7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.(A)
8 Even those who live many years should rejoice in them all, yet let them remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.(B)
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Psalm 77:16
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16 When the waters saw you, O God,
when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
the very deep trembled.(A)
Psalm 71:20
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20 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.(A)
Psalm 42:7
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7 Deep calls to deep
at the thunder of your torrents;
all your waves and your billows
have gone over me.(A)
1 Samuel 3:2
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2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room;(A)
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Genesis 48:10
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10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, and he could not see well. So Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.(A)
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Genesis 27:1
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Isaac Blesses Jacob
27 When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called his elder son Esau and said to him, “My son,” and he answered, “Here I am.”
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