² Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, And the clouds return after the rain;

¹ It happened, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, "My son?" He said to him, "Here I am."

³⁰ They will roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks to the land, behold, darkness and distress. The light is darkened in its clouds.

⁷ Truly the light is sweet, And a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.

⁸ Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; But let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.

¹⁶ The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.

²⁰ You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, You will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

⁷ Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me.

¹⁸ It happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that [Eli] fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.

¹⁵ Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.

² It happened at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

¹⁰ Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn't see. He brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

⁷ When I shall extinguish you, I will cover the heavens, and make the stars of it dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.

⁸ All the bright lights of the sky will I make dark over you, and set darkness on your land, says the Lord Yahweh.