Thematic Bible: Old age
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Insomnia » Old age
When the doors on the street are shut, when the sound of the grinding mill is low; one rises up to the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low.
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Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.
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Old age » Examples of vigorous » Feebleness in
They are afraid of heights, and terrors [are] on the road. The almond tree blossoms, and the grasshopper draws itself along, and desire fails because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets.
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When the guards of the house tremble, and the men of strength are bent; the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows see dimly.
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Do not cast me away in the time of old age; when my strength fails do not abandon me.
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By faith Jacob, [as he] was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped, [leaning] on the top of his staff.
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Now King David had become old, {advanced in years}, and they covered him with garments, but he was not warm.
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Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Old men and old women shall again sit in the public squares of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand {because of great age}.
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Old age » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
They are afraid of heights, and terrors [are] on the road. The almond tree blossoms, and the grasshopper draws itself along, and desire fails because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets.
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Foreigners devour his strength, and he does not know [it]; {mold} is also sprinkled upon him, and he does not know [it].
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A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.
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And so then here [is] the king walking about before you. Now I am old and gray, but my sons (look at them!) [are] with you; and I have walked about before you from my youth until this day.
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Both [the] gray-haired and [the] old [are] among us-- {those older than your father}.
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The glory of young men [is] their strength, but the beauty of the aged [is] gray hair.
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Old age » Examples of vigorous » Dimness of vision, in
And it happened [that] when Isaac [was] old and {his eyesight was weak}, he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son." And he said to him, "Here I [am]."
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Now the eyes of Israel were dim on account of old age; he was not able to see. So he brought them near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
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{And then} one day when Eli was lying in his place (now his eyes had begun [to grow] weak so that he was not able to see)
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Now Eli [was] {ninety-eight years old} and his eyes {stayed fixed ahead} and he was not able to see.
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When the guards of the house tremble, and the men of strength are bent; the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows see dimly.
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Old age » Disrespect for pleasure-seeking » To be honoured
Then Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite {spoke up} and said, "{I am young}, but you are old; therefore I feared and became afraid of explaining my knowledge to you.
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Listen to your father--he who {gave you life}, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
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" '{Before} old age you shall get up, and you shall show respect for an old person; and you shall revere your God; I [am] Yahweh.
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Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to [him] as a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.
Old age » Disrespect for pleasure-seeking » Prodigality
Then he went up from there [to] Bethel; as he [was] going up along the way, young boys came out from the city and mocked at him and said to him, "Go up, baldhead; go up, baldhead!"
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"But now [those] younger than I, as far as days, laugh at me, whose fathers I rejected for setting with the dogs of my sheep and goats.
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They hang princes by their hand; they do not show respect before elders.
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Old age » General references to » Devoid of pleasure
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth-- before the days of trouble come and the years draw near when you will say, "I find no pleasure in them!"
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Old age » Examples of vigorous » moses
{Now Moses was a hundred and twenty years old} {when he died}; {his sight was not impaired and his vigor had not abated}.
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Old age » General references to » Of the righteous, honourable
A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.
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Old age » General references to » Promised to abraham
And [as for] you, you shall go to your ancestors in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.
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Old age » Examples of vigorous » Caleb
Today I am still strong, just as on the day that Moses sent me; as my strength [was] then, so now also [is] my strength for war {and for daily activities}.
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Old age » General references to » Rules of conduct for
Older men are to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, [and] in endurance. Older women likewise [are to be] reverent in [their] behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,
Old age » General references to » Divine presence in
Even to [your] old age I [am] he; even to [your] advanced age I myself will support [you]. I myself have made [you], and I myself will carry [you], and I myself will support [you], and I will save [you].
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Old age » General references to » Prayer concerning
Do not cast me away in the time of old age; when my strength fails do not abandon me.
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Old age » Examples of vigorous » Anna
And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher (she was advanced {in years}, having lived with [her] husband seven years {after her marriage},
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Remember your Creator in the days of your youth-- before the days of trouble come and the years draw near when you will say, "I find no pleasure in them!" Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars darken and the clouds return after the rain. When the guards of the house tremble, and the men of strength are bent; the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows see dimly. read more.
When the doors on the street are shut, when the sound of the grinding mill is low; one rises up to the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low. They are afraid of heights, and terrors [are] on the road. The almond tree blossoms, and the grasshopper draws itself along, and desire fails because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets. Before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is broken; and the jar at the foundation is broken, and the wheel at the cistern is broken. And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to God who gave it.
When the doors on the street are shut, when the sound of the grinding mill is low; one rises up to the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low. They are afraid of heights, and terrors [are] on the road. The almond tree blossoms, and the grasshopper draws itself along, and desire fails because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets. Before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is broken; and the jar at the foundation is broken, and the wheel at the cistern is broken. And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to God who gave it.
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Old age
When the doors on the street are shut, when the sound of the grinding mill is low; one rises up to the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low.
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Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.
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Related Topics
- Age
- Age, Glories Of
- Aging
- Caring For The Elderly
- Dimness Of Vision
- Disrespect For Old Age
- Elderly
- Fathers Birthday
- Feebleness
- Grey