Ecclesiastes 12:3

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

house. The human body is often compared to. 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.