Ecclesiastes 3:19
Therefore the death of man, and of beasts is one, and the condition of them both is equal: as man dieth, so they also die: all things breathe alike, and man hath nothing more than beast: all things are subject to vanity.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
20And all things go to one place: of earth they were made, and into earth they return together.
Cross References
Job 14:10But man when he shall be dead, and stripped and consumed, I pray you where is he?
Psalms 49:12and their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever. Their dwelling places to all generations: they have called their lands by their names.
Psalms 49:20He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light.
Psalms 92:6O Lord, how great are thy works! thy thoughts are exceeding deep.
Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold all is vanity, and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 2:14The eyes of a wise man are in his head: the fool walketh in darkness: and I learned that they were to die both alike.
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 →