Ecc 12:2 | NET2full | STEP | before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark , and the clouds disappear after the rain ;

‏ Ecclesiastes 12:2

2 before the sun and the light ^{▼▼tn Heb “the light and the moon and the stars.” The phrase “the light and the moon” is a hendiadys (two separate terms denoting one idea) or perhaps even a hendiatris (three separate terms denoting one idea) for “the light of the moon and stars” (e.g., Gen 1:14).} of the moon and the stars grow dark,
and the clouds disappear ^{▼▼tn The verb שׁוּב (shuv, “to return”) here denotes “to desist” (HALOT 1430 s.v. שׁוּב 3). It pictures the disappearance of the clouds as a result of the precipitation of their contents.} after the rain;