Ecclesiastes 3:21

And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, 1 Whether it goes upward? 1 And the spirit of the beast, 1 Whether it goes downward to the earth? 1

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Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

In Context

20All go to one place; 1 All were formed of the dust, 1 And all will return to dust. 1

22And I saw that there was no good, 1 But that wherein a man shall rejoice in his works, 1 For it is his portion, 1 For who shall bring him to see anything of that which shall be after him?

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 12:7Before the dust also return to the earth as it was, 1 And the spirit return to God who gave it. 1

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 →

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