Ecclesiastes 12:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 12:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 12:3 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 12:3 — KJV
“In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, the grinders...: or, the grinders fail, because they grind little”
— Ecclesiastes 12:3 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 12:3 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 12:3
“Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. the great...: Heb. the showers”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:3: day, house, men
“And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:3: day, house, men
“Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:3: day, house, men
“And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:3: day, house, men
“Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:3: day, house, because
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