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 Car le sort des fils de l’homme et celui de la bête sont pour eux un même sort; comme meurt l’un, ainsi meurt l’autre, ils ont tous un même souffle, et la supériorité de l’homme sur la bête est nulle; car tout est vanité.
20 Tout va dans un même lieu; tout a été fait de la poussière, et tout retourne à la poussière.
21 Qui sait si le souffle des fils de l’homme monte en haut, et si le souffle de la bête descend en bas dans la terre?
22 Et j’ai vu qu’il n’y a rien de mieux pour l’homme que de se réjouir de ses œuvres: c’est là sa part. Car qui le fera jouir de ce qui sera après lui?
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:21 Mean?
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