Ecclesiastes 12:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 12:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
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World English Bible Public Domain
Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, And the clouds return after the rain;
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King James Version Public Domain
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
when the sun and the light and the moon and the stars have not darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).