Ecclesiastes 12:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 3:19 : 19 With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.
  • Ps 146:4 : 4 Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.
  • Gen 2:7 : 7 And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.
  • Dan 12:2 : 2 And a number of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will come out of their sleep, some to eternal life and some to eternal shame.
  • Zech 12:1 : 1 The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:
  • Eccl 3:20-21 : 20 All go to one place, all are of the dust, and all will be turned to dust again. 21 Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?
  • Isa 57:16 : 16 For I will not give punishment for ever, or be angry without end: for from me breath goes out; and I it was who made the souls.
  • Job 34:14-15 : 14 If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again, 15 All flesh would come to an end together, and man would go back to the dust.
  • Ps 90:3 : 3 You send man back to his dust; and say, Go back, you children of men.
  • Heb 12:9 : 9 And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?
  • Heb 12:23 : 23 To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,
  • Jer 38:16 : 16 So King Zedekiah gave his oath to Jeremiah secretly, saying, By the living Lord, who gave us our life, I will not put you to death, or give you up to these men who are desiring to take your life.
  • Gen 18:27 : 27 And Abraham answering said, Truly, I who am only dust, have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord:
  • Num 16:22 : 22 Then falling down on their faces they said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, because of one man's sin will your wrath be moved against all the people?
  • Num 27:16 : 16 Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, put a man at the head of this people,
  • Job 4:19-20 : 19 How much more those living in houses of earth, whose bases are in the dust! They are crushed more quickly than an insect; 20 Between morning and evening they are completely broken; they come to an end for ever, and no one takes note.
  • Job 7:21 : 21 And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.
  • Job 20:11 : 11 His bones are full of young strength, but it will go down with him into the dust.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 3:19-22
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    19 Because the fate of the sons of men and the fate of the beasts is the same. As is the death of one so is the death of the other, and all have one spirit. Man is not higher than the beasts; because all is to no purpose.

    20 All go to one place, all are of the dust, and all will be turned to dust again.

    21 Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?

    22 So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?

  • Job 34:14-15
    2 verses
    81%

    14 If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

    15 All flesh would come to an end together, and man would go back to the dust.

  • Eccl 12:5-6
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    80%

    5 And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets;

    6 Before ever the silver cord is cut, or the vessel of gold is broken, or the pot is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the water-hole;

  • Eccl 12:8
    79%

    8 All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.

  • Ps 146:4
    77%

    4 Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.

  • Ps 104:29-30
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    75%

    29 If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust.

    30 If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth.

  • Job 7:9-10
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    75%

    9 A cloud comes to an end and is gone; so he who goes down into the underworld comes not up again.

    10 He will not come back to his house, and his place will have no more knowledge of him.

  • Gen 3:19
    74%

    19 With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.

  • Eccl 4:7
    74%

    7 Then I came back, and I saw an example of what is to no purpose under the sun.

  • Job 14:10-12
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    74%

    10 But man comes to his death and is gone: he gives up his spirit, and where is he?

    11 The waters go from a pool, and a river becomes waste and dry;

    12 So man goes down to his last resting-place and comes not again: till the heavens come to an end, they will not be awake or come out of their sleep.

  • Ps 90:3
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    3 You send man back to his dust; and say, Go back, you children of men.

  • Eccl 5:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 And this again is a great evil, that in all points as he came so will he go; and what profit has he in working for the wind?

    16 All his days are in the dark, and he has much sorrow, pain, disease, and trouble.

  • Eccl 1:2-7
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    72%

    2 All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.

    3 What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?

    4 One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.

    5 The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.

    6 The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.

    7 All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.

  • Eccl 12:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;

    2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not dark, and the clouds come not back after the rain;

  • Eccl 6:11-12
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    72%

    11 There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?

    12 Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

  • Eccl 7:2
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    2 It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.

  • Gen 2:7
    70%

    7 And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.

  • Ps 103:16
    70%

    16 The wind goes over it and it is gone; and its place sees it no longer.

  • Job 16:22
    70%

    22 For in a short time I will take the journey from which I will not come back.

  • Eccl 2:11
    70%

    11 Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

  • Job 17:16
    70%

    16 Will they go down with me into the underworld? Will we go down together into the dust?

  • 2 Sam 14:14
    70%

    14 For death comes to us all, and we are like water drained out on the earth, which it is not possible to take up again; and God will not take away the life of the man whose purpose is that he who has been sent away may not be completely cut off from him.

  • Ps 144:4
    70%

    4 Man is like a breath: his life is like a shade which is quickly gone.

  • Eccl 9:10
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    10 Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.

  • Eccl 8:10
    69%

    10 And then I saw evil men put to rest, taken even from the holy place; and they went about and were praised in the town because of what they had done. This again is to no purpose.

  • Job 14:2
    69%

    2 He comes out like a flower, and is cut down: he goes in flight like a shade, and is never seen again.

  • Job 38:38
    69%

    38 When the earth becomes hard as metal, and is joined together in masses?

  • Job 13:12
    69%

    12 Your wise sayings are only dust, and your strong places are only earth.

  • Job 21:26
    69%

    26 Together they go down to the dust, and are covered by the worm.

  • Eccl 11:8
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    8 But even if a man's life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.

  • Eccl 3:15
    69%

    15 Whatever is has been before, and what is to be is now; because God makes search for the things which are past.

  • Eccl 8:8
    69%

    8 No man has authority over the wind, to keep the wind; or is ruler over the day of his death. In war no man's time is free, and evil will not keep the sinner safe.

  • Eccl 4:16
    69%

    16 There was no end of all the people, of all those whose head he was, but they who come later will have no delight in him. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.