Ecclesiastes 3:20
The whole are going unto one place, the whole have been from the dust, and the whole are turning back unto the dust.
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- Gen 3:19 : 19 by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou `art', and unto dust thou turnest back.'
- Job 34:15 : 15 Expire doth all flesh together, And man to dust returneth.
- Ps 104:29 : 29 Thou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
- Eccl 6:6 : 6 And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go?
- Eccl 9:10 : 10 All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.
- Eccl 12:7 : 7 And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.
- Job 7:9 : 9 Consumed hath been a cloud, and it goeth, So he who is going down to Sheol cometh not up.
- Job 10:9-9 : 9 Remember, I pray Thee, That as clay Thou hast made me, And unto dust Thou dost bring me back. 10 Dost Thou not as milk pour me out? And as cheese curdle me?
- Job 17:13 : 13 If I wait -- Sheol `is' my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch.
- Job 30:24 : 24 Surely not against the heap Doth He send forth the hand, Though in its ruin they have safety.
- Gen 25:8 : 8 and Abraham expireth, and dieth in a good old age, aged and satisfied, and is gathered unto his people.
- Gen 25:17 : 17 And these `are' the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years; and he expireth, and dieth, and is gathered unto his people;
- Num 27:13 : 13 and thou hast seen it, and thou hast been gathered unto thy people, also thou, as Aaron thy brother hath been gathered,
- Dan 12:2 : 2 `And the multitude of those sleeping in the dust of the ground do awake, some to life age-during, and some to reproaches -- to abhorrence age-during.
- Eccl 3:21 : 21 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?
- Ps 49:14 : 14 As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form `is' for consumption. Sheol `is' a dwelling for him.
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- Eccl 3:18-192 verses87%
18 I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves `are' beasts.
19 For an event `is to' the sons of man, and an event `is to' the beasts, even one event `is' to them; as the death of this, so `is' the death of that; and one spirit `is' to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole `is' vanity.
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15 Expire doth all flesh together, And man to dust returneth.
- Eccl 12:7-82 verses83%
7 And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.
8 Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole `is' vanity.
- Eccl 3:21-222 verses82%
21 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?
22 And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it `is' his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?
- Eccl 9:2-32 verses77%
2 The whole `is' as to the whole; one event is to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, and to him who is sacrificing, and to him who is not sacrificing; as `is' the good, so `is' the sinner, he who is swearing as he who is fearing an oath.
3 This `is' an evil among all that hath been done under the sun, that one event `is' to all, and also the heart of the sons of man is full of evil, and madness `is' in their heart during their life, and after it -- unto the dead.
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4 His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished.
- Eccl 1:2-54 verses75%
2 Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole `is' vanity.
3 What advantage `is' to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?
4 A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing.
5 Also, the sun hath risen, and the sun hath gone in, and unto its place panting it is rising there.
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26 Together -- on the dust they lie down, And the worm doth cover them over.
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10 And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where `is' he?
- Eccl 5:15-162 verses75%
15 As he came out from the belly of his mother, naked he turneth back to go as he came, and he taketh not away anything of his labour, that doth go in his hand.
16 And this also `is' a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage `is' to him who laboureth for wind?
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19 by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou `art', and unto dust thou turnest back.'
- Eccl 6:6-72 verses74%
6 And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go?
7 All the labour of man `is' for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
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16 there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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29 Thou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
- Eccl 6:11-122 verses74%
11 For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage `is' to man?
12 For who knoweth what `is' good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?
- Ps 103:15-162 verses73%
15 Mortal man! as grass `are' his days, As a flower of the field so he flourisheth;
16 For a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any more.
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24 because all flesh `is' as grass, and all glory of man as flower of grass; wither did the grass, and the flower of it fell away,
- Eccl 3:1-22 verses73%
1 To everything -- a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens:
2 A time to bring forth, And a time to die. A time to plant, And a time to eradicate the planted.
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4 Man to vanity hath been like, His days `are' as a shadow passing by.
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3 Thou turnest man unto a bruised thing, And sayest, Turn back, ye sons of men.
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14 I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit!
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10 And so I have seen the wicked buried, and they went in, even from the Holy Place they go, and they are forgotten in the city whether they had so done. This also `is' vanity.
- Eccl 2:16-172 verses72%
16 That there is no remembrance to the wise -- with the fool -- to the age, for that which `is' already, `in' the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!
17 And I have hated life, for sad to me `is' the work that hath been done under the sun, for the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.
- Eccl 2:19-202 verses72%
19 And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also `is' vanity.
20 And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.
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11 and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!
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9 Consumed hath been a cloud, and it goeth, So he who is going down to Sheol cometh not up.
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8 But, if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And remember the days of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming `is' vanity.
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2 Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth `it' unto his heart.
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15 What is that which hath been? already it is, and that which `is' to be hath already been, and God requireth that which is pursued.
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9 What `is' that which hath been? it `is' that which is, and what `is' that which hath been done? it `is' that which is done, and there is not an entirely new thing under the sun.
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12 And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
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5 For the living know that they die, and the dead know not anything, and there is no more to them a reward, for their remembrance hath been forgotten.
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10 All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.
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2 As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.
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23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also `is' vanity.
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7 And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun: