Ecclesiastes 3:20
And all things continue on to one place; for from the earth they were made, and unto the earth they shall return together.
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In The King James Version
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 25:8And declining, he died in a good old age, and at an advanced stage of life, and full of days. And he was gathered to his people.
Numbers 27:13And when you have seen it, you shall then go to your people, just as your brother Aaron went.
Job 10:9Remember, I ask you, that you have fashioned me like clay, and you will reduce me to dust.
Job 14:14Do you suppose that a dead man will live again? On each of the days in which I now battle, I wait until my transformation occurs.
Job 30:24Truly, then, you do not extend your hand in order to consume them, and if they fall down, you will save them.
Psalms 49:14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise, and pay your vows to the Most High.
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 →