Ecclesiastes 3:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 3:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 3:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?””
Ecclesiastes 3:21 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3:21 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 3:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3:21 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Who knoweth whether the spirit of man ascend vpward, and the spirit of the beast descend downeward to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3:21 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:21 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3
19 Porque el suceso de los hijos de los hombres, y el suceso del animal, el mismo suceso es: como mueren los unos, así mueren los otros; y una misma respiración tienen todos; ni tiene más el hombre que la bestia: porque todo es vanidad.
20 Todo va á un lugar: todo es hecho del polvo, y todo se tornará en el mismo polvo.
21 ¿Quién sabe que el espíritu de los hijos de los hombres suba arriba, y que el espíritu del animal descienda debajo de la tierra?
22 Así que he visto que no hay cosa mejor que alegrarse el hombre con lo que hiciere; porque esta es su parte: porque ¿quién lo llevará para que vea lo que ha de ser después de él?
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:21 Mean?
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