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NASB | Ecclesiastes 12:6 Remember Him before the silver cord is broken and the golden bowl is crushed, the pitcher by the well is shattered and the wheel at the cistern is crushed; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ecclesiastes 12:6 Earnestly remember your Creator before the silver cord [of life] is broken, or the golden bowl is crushed, or the pitcher at the fountain is shattered and the wheel at the cistern is crushed; |
Bible Question: I know that these verses are very obscure, but does anyone know of any parallel passages either in the Bible or (horror of horrors) in ancient myth or tradition (obviously near the same place and time period as Solomon) which might give light on their meaning? And is there any other scripture which backs up the AMP's interpretation of these objects? |
Bible Answer: Hi Wlerin, I believe that Searcher56 had a good answer. We can realize that the words and things of God are often poetry although spiritual in nature. In the past I have learned to compare Ecclesiastes 11:5 with John 3:6,7. Ecclesiastes 11:4, " He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks at the clouds will not reap. 5 Just as you do not know the path of the wind and how bones are formed in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things." John 3:6, "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the (s)Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, "You must be born again."" We don't know what all these things mean, but we know that our Creator should be remembered now because childhood and the prime of life are quickly passing by. We want to delight in all the things of God and we want to daily also be His delight. Proverbs 8:22-31. Perhaps we should ask for a spirit of wisdom in the study of these things. Proverbs 9:10, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." From the heart, Ray |
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