Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they shall fear high things, and they shall be afraid in the way, the almond tree shall flourish, the locust shall be made fat, and the caper tree shall be destroyed: because man shall go into the house of his eternity, and the mourners shall go round about in the street. the almond Genesis 42:38 But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to hell. Genesis 44:29,31 If you take this also, and any thing befall him in the way, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow unto hell. . . . Leviticus 19:32 Rise up before the hoary head, and honour the person of the aged man: and fear the Lord thy God. I am the Lord. Job 15:10 There are with us also aged and ancient men, much elder than thy fathers. Psalm 71:18 And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power, Proverbs 16:31 Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice. Proverbs 20:29 The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs. Isaiah 46:4 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel who are carried by my bowels, are borne up by my womb. Jeremiah 1:11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said: I see a rod watching. because Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening. Job 17:13 If I wait hell is my house, and I have made my bed in darkness. Job 30:23 I know that thou wilt deliver me to death, where a house is appointed for every one that liveth. Psalm 49:10-14 He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers: . . . Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment: the mourners Genesis 50:3-10 And while they were fulfilling his commands, there passed forty days: for this was the manner with bodies that were embalmed, and Egypt mourned for him seventy days. . . . Jeremiah 9:17-20 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, and let them come: and send to them that are wise women, and let them make haste: . . . Mark 5:38,39 And they cone to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he seeth a tumult, and people weeping and wailing much. . . . Context Remember Your Creator…4And they shall shut the doors in the street, when the grinder's voice shall be low, and they shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall grow deaf. 5And they shall fear high things, and they shall be afraid in the way, the almond tree shall flourish, the locust shall be made fat, and the caper tree shall be destroyed: because man shall go into the house of his eternity, and the mourners shall go round about in the street.6Before the silver cord be broken, and the golden fillet shrink back, and the pitcher be crushed at the fountain, and the wheel be broken upon the cistern,… Cross References Genesis 50:10 And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is situated beyond the Jordan: where celebrating the exequies with a great and vehement lamentation, they spent full seven days. Job 17:13 If I wait hell is my house, and I have made my bed in darkness. Job 30:23 I know that thou wilt deliver me to death, where a house is appointed for every one that liveth. Jeremiah 9:17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, and let them come: and send to them that are wise women, and let them make haste: Lexicon [when]גַּ֣ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and [men] fear יִרָ֙אוּ֙ (yi·rā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten the heights מִגָּבֹ֤הַּ (mig·gā·ḇō·ah) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1364: Elevated, powerful, arrogant and dangers וְחַתְחַתִּ֣ים (wə·ḥaṯ·ḥat·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2849: Terror of the road, בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action when the almond tree הַשָּׁקֵד֙ (haš·šā·qêḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8247: Almond (tree) blossoms, וְיָנֵ֤אץ (wə·yā·nêṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5006: To spurn, treat with contempt the grasshopper הֶֽחָגָ֔ב (he·ḥā·ḡāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2284: Locust, grasshopper loses its spring, וְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣ל (wə·yis·tab·bêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5445: To carry, be burdensome, to be gravid and the caper berry הָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑ה (hā·’ă·ḇî·yō·w·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 35: Provocative of desire, the caper berry shrivels— וְתָפֵ֖ר (wə·ṯā·p̄êr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrate for then כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction man הָאָדָם֙ (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being goes הֹלֵ֤ךְ (hō·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to his eternal עוֹלָמ֔וֹ (‘ō·w·lā·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always home, בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house and mourners הַסֹּפְדִֽים׃ (has·sō·p̄ə·ḏîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5594: To tear the hair and beat the breasts, to lament, to wail walk וְסָבְב֥וּ (wə·sā·ḇə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5437: To turn about, go around, surround the streets. בָשּׁ֖וּק (ḇaš·šūq) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7784: A street Additional Translations 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.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 goes to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: yea, they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors'shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets: and they shall look up, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market: they are also afraid of what is high, and terrors are in the way, and the almond is despised, and the grasshopper is a burden, and the caper-berry is without effect; (for man goeth to his age-long home, and the mourners go about the streets;) yea, they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and the caper-berry shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: 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: yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be in the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets: Also of that which is high they are afraid, And of the low places in the way, And the almond-tree is despised, And the grasshopper is become a burden, And want is increased, For man is going unto his home age-during, And the mourners have gone round through the street. 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