Be loosed - The termination of life is signified generally by the snapping of the silver cord by which the lamp hangs from the ceiling; by t…

Golden bowl. —Zechariah 4:3.

Because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or …

Or before the silver cord be loosed
As the above are the symptoms and infirmities of old age; these in this verse ar…

We should remember our sins against our Creator, repent, and seek forgiveness. We should also remember our duties and set about them, looking to hi…