OET interlinear ECC 12:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

(Occurrence 0) when the almond tree blossoms

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet from,a_high_[place] afraid and,terrors [are]_in,way and,it_will_bloom the_almond,tree and,it_will_drag_itself_along the,grasshopper and,it_will_fail the,caper-berry that/for/because/then/when goes the=humankind to/towards house_of its_perpetuity_of,his and,they_will_go_about in,street the,mourners )

The “almond tree” is a tree that blossoms in the winter with white flowers.

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

(Occurrence 0) when grasshoppers drag themselves along

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet from,a_high_[place] afraid and,terrors [are]_in,way and,it_will_bloom the_almond,tree and,it_will_drag_itself_along the,grasshopper and,it_will_fail the,caper-berry that/for/because/then/when goes the=humankind to/towards house_of its_perpetuity_of,his and,they_will_go_about in,street the,mourners )

A grasshopper is a large, straight-winged insect with long, jointed back legs that give it the ability to jump a long way. Here it can only drag itself because it has gotten old and weak.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 0) when natural desires fail

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet from,a_high_[place] afraid and,terrors [are]_in,way and,it_will_bloom the_almond,tree and,it_will_drag_itself_along the,grasshopper and,it_will_fail the,caper-berry that/for/because/then/when goes the=humankind to/towards house_of its_perpetuity_of,his and,they_will_go_about in,street the,mourners )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word desires, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: [when people no longer desire what they once did naturally]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

(Occurrence 0) Then man goes to his eternal home

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet from,a_high_[place] afraid and,terrors [are]_in,way and,it_will_bloom the_almond,tree and,it_will_drag_itself_along the,grasshopper and,it_will_fail the,caper-berry that/for/because/then/when goes the=humankind to/towards house_of its_perpetuity_of,his and,they_will_go_about in,street the,mourners )

This refers to death. Alternate translation: [Then man goes to the place of the dead forever] or [Then a person dies and never returns to life]

(Occurrence 0) the mourners go down the streets

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet from,a_high_[place] afraid and,terrors [are]_in,way and,it_will_bloom the_almond,tree and,it_will_drag_itself_along the,grasshopper and,it_will_fail the,caper-berry that/for/because/then/when goes the=humankind to/towards house_of its_perpetuity_of,his and,they_will_go_about in,street the,mourners )

This could mean: (1) that mourners go down the streets to attend a funeral, or (2) that mourners go down the streets to the house of the person who is about to die.