Ecclesiastes 12:6
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Before 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,

Context
Remember Your Creator
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,7And the dust return into its earth, from whence it was, and the spirit return to God, who gave it.…
Cross References
Zechariah 4:2
And he said to me: What seest thou? And I said: I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, and its lamp upon the top of it: and the seven lights thereof upon it: and seven funnels for the lights that were upon the top thereof.

Zechariah 4:3
And two olive trees over it: one upon the right side of the lamp, and the other upon the left side thereof.

Lexicon
[Remember Him] before
עַ֣ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the silver
הַכֶּ֔סֶף (hak·ke·sep̄)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money

cord
חֶ֣בֶל (ḥe·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin

is snapped,
יֵרָתֵק֙ (yê·rā·ṯêq)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7368: To be or become far or distant

and the golden
הַזָּהָ֑ב (haz·zā·hāḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

bowl
גֻּלַּ֣ת (gul·laṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1543: A fountain, bowl, globe

is crushed,
וְתָרֻ֖ץ (wə·ṯā·ruṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7533: To crack in pieces

[before] the pitcher
כַּד֙ (kaḏ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3537: A pail, earthenware, a jar

is shattered
וְתִשָּׁ֤בֶר (wə·ṯiš·šā·ḇer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7665: To break, break in pieces

at
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the spring,
הַמַּבּ֔וּעַ (ham·mab·bū·a‘)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4002: A spring (of water)

and the wheel
הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל (hag·gal·gal)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1534: A wheel, a whirlwind, dust

is broken
וְנָרֹ֥ץ (wə·nā·rōṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7533: To crack in pieces

at
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the well,
הַבּֽוֹר׃ (hab·bō·wr)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 953: A pit, cistern, well


Additional Translations
Remember 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,Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern,

before the silver cord be let go, or the choice gold be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel run down to the cistern;

-- before the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be shattered at the fountain, or the wheel be broken at the cistern;

or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern;

Or ever the silver cord shall be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the spring, or the wheel broken at the cistern,

While that the silver cord is not removed, And the golden bowl broken, And the pitcher broken by the fountain, And the wheel broken at the well.
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