From Dust to Dust
Ecclesiastes 3:21
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?
- KJV
- Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?of man: Heb. of the sons of mangoeth upward: Heb. is ascending, etc
- WEB
- Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
- ASV
- Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
- LSV
- Who knows the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?
- YLT
- Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?
- DBY
- Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?
- DRC
- Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?
- GNV
- Who knoweth whether the spirit of man ascend vpward, and the spirit of the beast descend downeward to the earth?
- JPS
- Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?
- LXXE
- And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֗עַ ר֚וּחַ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם הָעֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֨וּחַ֙ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת הִ֖יא לְמַ֥טָּה לָאָֽרֶץ׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ τίς εἶδε πνεῦμα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, εἰ ἀναβαίνει αὐτὸ ἄνω; καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ κτήνους, εἰ καταβαίνει αὐτὸ κάτω εἰς γῆν;
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
Synagogue, the GreatPhilosophyImmortalityManLifeInstructionAnimalsText of the Old TestamentDeathPsalms, Book of
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
- John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
- Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- Luke 16:22–23One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- Acts 1:25to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).