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Remember God in Your Youth

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Ecc 12:1 - Remember now^H2142 thy Creator^H1254 in the days^H3117 of thy youth,^H979 while^H5704 the evil^H7451 days^H3117 come^H935 not,^H3808 nor^H5060^➔ the years^H8141 draw nigh,^➔^H5060 when^H834 thou shalt say,^H559 I^H589 have^H2656^➔ no^H369 pleasure^➔^H2656 in them;

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Ecc 12:2 - While^H5704 the sun,^H8121 or the light,^H216 or the moon,^H3394 or the stars,^H3556 be^H2821^➔ not^H3808 darkened,^➔^H2821 nor^H7725^➔ the clouds^H5645 return^➔^H7725 after^H310 the rain:^H1653

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Ecc 12:3 - In the day^H3117 when^H2111^➔ the keepers^H8104 of the house^H1004 shall tremble,^➔^H2111 and^H5791^➔ the strong^H2428 men^H376 shall bow themselves,^➔^H5791 and^H988^➔ the grinders^H2912 cease^➔^H988 because^H3588 they are few,^H4591 and^H2821^➔ those that look out^H7200 of the windows^H699 be darkened,^➔^H2821

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Ecc 12:4 - And^H5462^➔ the doors^H1817 shall be shut^➔^H5462 in the streets,^H7784 when^H8217^➔ the sound^H6963 of the grinding^H2913 is low,^➔^H8217 and he shall rise up^H6965 at the voice^H6963 of the bird,^H6833 and^H7817^➔ all^H3605 the daughters^H1323 of musick^H7892 shall be brought low;^➔^H7817

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Ecc 12:5 - Also^H1571 when they shall be afraid^H3372 of that which is high,^H1364 and fears^H2849 shall be in the way,^H1870 and^H5006^➔ the almond tree^H8247 shall flourish,^➔^H5006 and^H5445^➔ the grasshopper^H2284 shall be a burden,^➔^H5445 and^H6565^➔ desire^H35 shall fail:^➔^H6565 because^H3588 man^H120 goeth^H1980 to^H413 his long^H5769 home,^H1004 and^H5437^➔ the mourners^H5594 go about^➔^H5437 the streets:^H7784

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Ecc 12:6 - Or^H5704 ever^H3808 the silver^H3701 cord^H2256 be loosed,^H7576 or^H7533^➔ the golden^H2091 bowl^H1543 be broken,^➔^H7533 or^H7665^➔ the pitcher^H3537 be broken^➔^H7665 at^H5921 the fountain,^H4002 or^H7533^➔ the wheel^H1534 broken^➔^H7533 at^H413 the cistern.^H953

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Ecc 12:7 - Then shall^H7725^➔ the dust^H6083 return^➔^H7725 to^H5921 the earth^H776 as it was:^H1961 and the spirit^H7307 shall return^H7725 unto^H413 God^H430 who^H834 gave it.^H5414

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Ecc 12:8 - Vanity^H1892 of vanities,^H1892 saith^H559 the preacher;^H6953 all^H3605 is vanity.^H1892

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Ecc 12:9 - And moreover,^H3148 because^H1961^➔ the preacher^H6953 was^➔^H1961 wise,^H2450 he^H3925^➔ still^H5750 taught^➔^H3925 the people^H5971 knowledge;^H1847 yea, he gave good heed,^H239 and sought out,^H2713 and set in order^H8626 many^H7235 proverbs.^H4912

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Ecc 12:10 - The preacher^H6953 sought^H1245 to find out^H4672 acceptable^H2656 words:^H1697 and that which was written^H3789 was upright,^H3476 even words^H1697 of truth.^H571

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Ecc 12:11 - The words^H1697 of the wise^H2450 are as goads,^H1861 and as nails^H4930 fastened^H5193 by the masters^H1167 of assemblies,^H627 which are given^H5414 from^H7462^➔ one^H259 shepherd.^➔^H7462

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Ecc 12:12 - And further,^H3148 by these,^H1992 my son,^H1121 be admonished:^H2094 of making^H6213 many^H7235 books^H5612 there is no^H369 end;^H7093 and^H3854^➔ much^H7235 study^➔^H3854 is a weariness^H3024 of the flesh.^H1320

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Ecc 12:13 - Let us hear^H8085 the conclusion^H5490 of the^H1697^➔ whole^H3605 matter:^➔^H1697 Fear^H3372 God,^H430 and^H853 keep^H8104 his commandments:^H4687 for^H3588 this^H2088 is the whole^H3605 duty of man.^H120

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Ecc 12:14 - For^H3588 God^H430 shall bring^H935 every^H3605 work^H4639 into judgment,^H4941 with^H5921 every^H3605 secret thing,^H5956 whether^H518 it be good,^H2896 or whether^H518 it be evil.^H7451

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