Ecclesiastes 12:3

keepers of the house: i.e. the arms of the body.

house. The human body is often compared to a house (Isaiah 38:12 . Job 4:19 . 2 Corinthians 5:1 , 2 Corinthians 5:2 ; 2 Peter 1:13 ).

tremble. Occurs only here, Esther 5:9 ("move"), and Habakkuk 2:7 ("vex"). See App-76 .

the strong men: . i.e. the legs. Hebrew. geber. App-14 .

the grinders: i.e. the teeth.

cease = fail, or become unfit for use. Hebrew. batal = a passage; probably = the ear-passage. Occurs only in Solomon's writings. Here, Ecclesiastes 12:5 , Proverbs 7:8 , and Song of Solomon 3:2 (plural)

those that look out of the windows: i.e. eyes ("those" is feminine, agreeing with Hebrew "eyes").

windows = lattices = the eyelids.

darkened = dimmed.