Ecclesiastes 12:1
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them;"
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Interpretation

Wisdom shapes a remember creator that is practiced in speech and habits in Ecclesiastes 12:1—consider "days" and "remember". Work out remember creator in conversations that test patience—keep zeal yoked to love.

Context

This passage belongs to Ecclesiastes, a poetry/wisdom witness, developing remember creator. Read in Ecclesiastes 12, its force becomes clearer. It also intersects wisdom & worship. Listen for “days” alongside “remember”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Long‑standing tradition credits Ecclesiastes to Solomon (Qoheleth trad.). Academic consensus for Ecclesiastes tends toward: Wisdom discourse; late Hebrew features.. Scholars commonly date Ecclesiastes Post‑exilic period.. Here the thread of wisdom & worship comes into view.

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Traditional:Solomon (Qoheleth trad.)
Modern scholarship:Wisdom discourse; late Hebrew features.
Date:Post‑exilic period.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
In the Masoretic tradition the Hebrew text is preserved with remarkable accuracy. The Dead Sea Scrolls (1947-1956 discoveries) confirm the Hebrew text's reliability, showing minimal variation over 1000+ years of transmission.