12:2a before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened,

⌊Remember him⌋ before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is not bright anymore.
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Someday the light of the sun and the moon and the stars will all seem dim to you. (Contemporary English Version)
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before the time comes when the sun and the moon and the stars become dark to you (English Easy-to-Read Version)

12:2b and the clouds return after the rain,

And ⌊remember him before⌋ it rains and ⌊before more dark⌋ clouds come.
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Rain clouds will remain over your head. (Contemporary English Version)
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before problems come again and again like one storm after another. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

12:2a-b (reordered)

When you are old, the light from the sun will not seem to be bright. You will not see the moon or the stars. There will always be dark clouds after the rain. (EEB) ⌊Remember him before this happens.⌋
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In the end, you will not see the light that comes from the sun. And will you not see the moon or the stars. There will always be black clouds in the sky. (EASY2015)

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