Ecclesiastes 12:1
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;”
חֵפֶץ
Delight, desire, pleasure. Chephets. Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart. When God is your delight He shapes your desires.
רַע
Evil
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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בָּרָא
Creator
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בָּרָא
To create from nothing. Bara. Used only of God. Only God can bara. He brings something into existence from nothing.
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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נָעוּר
Youth
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נָעוּר
(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
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יוֹם
Days
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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שָׁנֶה
years
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שָׁנֶה
a year (as a revolution of time)
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