Ecclesiastes 12:5

Bible › Ecclesiastes › Chapter 12 › Verse 5

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.

In other translations

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.

Hebrew words

גַּםgamalsoH1571מִגָּבֹהַּmigavoahfrom a high [place]H1364יִרָאוּyira'upeople will be afraidH3372וְחַתְחַתִּיםvechatchatimand terrorsH2849בַּדֶּרֶךְbaderekh[are] in the wayH1870וְיָנֵאץveyanetzand it may blossomH5006הַשָּׁקֵדhashakedthe almond treeH8247וְיִסְתַּבֵּלveyistabelso it may drag itself alongH5445הֶחָגָבhechagavthe grasshopperH2284וְתָפֵרvetaferand it may failH6565הָאֲבִיּוֹנָהha'aviyonahthe caper-berryH35כִּי־ki-forH3588הֹלֵךְholekh[is] goingH1980הָאָדָםha'adam<the> humankindH120אֶל־'el-toH413בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004עוֹלָמוֹolamoperpetuity itsH5769וְסָבְבוּvesavevuand they will go aboutH5437בָשּׁוּקvashukin the streetH7784הַסֹּפְדִים׃hasofedimthe mournersH5594

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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