Ecclesiastes 12:5-7

⁵when 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.

⁶Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped

and the golden bowl is crushed,

before the pitcher is shattered at the spring

and the wheel is broken at the well,

⁷before the dust returns to the ground from which it came

and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

— Ecclesiastes 12:5-7

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Cross References for Ecclesiastes 12:5-7

• Daniel 12:2
• Ecclesiastes 3:20-21
• Psalm 146:4
• Genesis 3:19
• Job 34:14-15
• Zechariah 12:1
• Genesis 2:7
• Isaiah 57:16
• Numbers 16:22
• Job 20:11

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