Ecclesiastes 12:5
Furthermore, they are afraid of a high place and of dangers on the road; the almond tree (hair) blossoms [white], and the grasshopper (a little thing) is a burden, and the
Job 17:13
“But if I look to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) as my home,
If I make my bed in the darkness,
Job 30:23
“For I know that You will bring me to death
And to the house of meeting [appointed] for all the living.
Genesis 42:38
But Jacob said, “My son shall not go down [to Egypt] with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left [of Rachel’s children]. If any harm or accident should happen to him on the journey you are taking, then you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol (the place of the dead) in sorrow.”
Genesis 44:29
If you take this one also from me, and harm or an accident happens to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’
Genesis 44:31
when he sees that the young man is not with us, he will die; and your servants will bring the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in [great] sorrow.
Genesis 50:3-10
Now forty days were required for this, for that is the customary number of days [of preparation] required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept and grieved for him [in public mourning as they would for royalty] for seventy days.
Leviticus 19:32
‘You shall rise before the gray-headed and honor the aged, and you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; I am the Lord.
Job 15:10
“Among us are both the gray-haired and the aged,
Older than your father.
Psalm 49:10-14
For he sees that even wise men die;
The fool and the stupid alike perish
And leave their wealth to others.
Psalm 71:18
And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me,
Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.
Proverbs 16:31
The silver-haired head is a crown of splendor and glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.
Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their [physical] strength,
And the honor of aged men is their gray head [representing wisdom and experience].
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) where you are going.
Isaiah 46:4
Even to your old age I am He,
And even to your advanced old age I will carry you!
I have made you, and I will carry you;
Be assured I will carry you and I will save you.
Jeremiah 1:11
The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see the branch of an
Jeremiah 9:17-20
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
Send for the wailing women to come.
Mark 5:38-39
They came to the house of the synagogue official; and He looked [with understanding] at the uproar and commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing [in mourning].
Hebrews 9:27
And just as it is appointed and destined for all men to die once and after this [comes certain] judgment,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The almond
The mourners
General references
Bible References
The almond
“Among us are both the gray-haired and the aged,
Older than your father.
And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me,
Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.
The silver-haired head is a crown of splendor and glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.
The glory of young men is their [physical] strength,
And the honor of aged men is their gray head [representing wisdom and experience].
Even to your old age I am He,
And even to your advanced old age I will carry you!
I have made you, and I will carry you;
Be assured I will carry you and I will save you.
Because
“But if I look to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) as my home,
If I make my bed in the darkness,
“For I know that You will bring me to death
And to the house of meeting [appointed] for all the living.
For he sees that even wise men die;
The fool and the stupid alike perish
And leave their wealth to others.
The mourners
Send for the wailing women to come.