Ecclesiastes 3:21
Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all return to dust.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 12:7And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.
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 →