Ecclesiastes 12:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 12:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 12:2 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 12:2 — KJV
“While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:”
— Ecclesiastes 12:2 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 12:2 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 12:2
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:2: sun, light, moon
“And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:2: sun, light, clouds
“For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:2: sun, light, moon
“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:2: sun, light, moon
“Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:2: sun, light, moon
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