Ecclesiastes 3:20
They all end up in the same place—they all came from dust, and they all return to dust.
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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.
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Cross References
Genesis 25:8when he breathed his last and died at a good old age. He had lived a full life, and now he joined his forefathers in death.
Numbers 27:13After you have seen it, you will also join your forefathers in death, just as your brother Aaron did,
Job 10:9Remember that you shaped me like a piece of clay—are you now going to turn me back into dust?
Job 14:14Will the dead live again? Then I would have hope through all my time of trouble until my release comes.
Job 30:24Who would want to kick a man when he is down, when they cry for help in their time of trouble?
Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are destined for the grave. Death will be their shepherd. Those who live right will rule over them in the morning. Their bodies will decay in the grave, far from their homes.
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 →