Ecclesiastes 3:19
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.
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20All go to one place, all are of the dust, and all will be turned to dust again.
Cross References
Job 14:10But man comes to his death and is gone: he gives up his spirit, and where is he?
Psalms 49:12\49:11\The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.
Psalms 49:20\49:19\He will go to the generation of his fathers; he will not see the light again.
Psalms 92:6\92:5\O Lord, how great are your works! and your thoughts are very deep.
Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:17-22
Immutability of God's Counsel; The Extent of Mortality. 16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. 17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. 18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 19 For that which befalleth the… Read the whole commentary →