Ecclesiastes 12:2 — Compare Translations

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Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened [sight is impaired], and the clouds [of depression] return after the rain [of tears];

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened [sight is impaired], and the clouds [of depression] return after the rain [of tears];

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

before the sun and the light are darkened, and the moon and the stars, and the clouds return after the rain;

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

English EASY 2024

When you are old, the light from the sun will not seem to be bright. You will not see the moon or the stars. There will always be dark clouds after the rain.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Remember your Creator while you are young, before the time comes when the sun and the moon and the stars become dark to you—before problems come again and again like one storm after another.

before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

That is when the light of the sun, the moon, and the stars will grow dim for you, and the rain clouds will never pass away.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Remember your Creator before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars turn dark, {and} the clouds come back with rain.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

before the sun and the light are darkened, and the moon and the stars, and the clouds return after the rain;

English KJV 1611

While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

English LSB

before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and the clouds leave after the rain;

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Before the sun is darkened. and the light, and the moon, and the stars, while the clouds return after the rain;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain;

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

That's when the sunlight will become dark. The moon and the stars will also grow dark. And the clouds will return after it rains.

English NIV

before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain;

English NKJ 1982

While the sun and the light, The moon and the stars, Are not darkened, And the clouds do not return after the rain;

English NLT

It will be too late then to remember him, when the light of the sun and moon and stars is dim to your old eyes, and there is no silver lining left among the clouds.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain;

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

It will be too late then to try to remember him when the sun and light and moon and stars are dim to your old eyes, and there is no silver lining left among your clouds.

English Tyndale 1537

before the sun, the light, the moon and stars be darkened, and or the clouds turn again after the rain: