Ecclesiastes 12:5
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 12:5
King James Version
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:
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Ecclesiastes 12:5
New King James Version
5 Also they are afraid of height,
And of terrors in the way;
When the almond tree blossoms,
The grasshopper is a burden,
And desire fails.
For man goes to (A)his eternal home,
And (B)the mourners go about the streets.
Ecclesiastes 12:5
English Standard Version
5 they are afraid also of what is high, and (A)terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along,[a] and desire fails, because man is going to his (B)eternal (C)home, and the (D)mourners go about the streets—
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- Ecclesiastes 12:5 Or is a burden
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