Ecclesiastes 12:5 meaning and explanation
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.
Ecclesiastes 12:5, Berean Standard Bible
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In Ecclesiastes 12, the Teacher closes his book with an extended poem about aging and death. Verse 5 uses images of decline: people fear heights and the dangers of the road, the almond tree blossoms white like hair, the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry, once thought to stir desire, shrivels.
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