Ecclesiastes 12:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”
Ecclesiastes 12:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 12:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 12:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
Ecclesiastes 12:7 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.”
Ecclesiastes 12:7 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 12:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.”
Ecclesiastes 12:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.”
Ecclesiastes 12:7 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And dust returne to the earth as it was, and the spirit returne to God that gaue it.”
Ecclesiastes 12:7 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:7 in Context — Ecclesiastes 12
5 Como também [quando] temerem as coisas altas, e houver espantos no caminho; e florescer a amendoeira, e o gafanhoto se tornar pesado, e acabar o apetite; porque o homem vai para sua casa eterna, e os que choram andarão ao redor da praça;
6 Antes que se afrouxe a correia de prata, e de despedace a vasilha de ouro; e se quebre o vaso junto à fonte, e se despedace a roda junto ao poço.
7 E o pó volte à terra, assim como era; e o espírito volte a Deus, que o deu.
8 Futilidade das futilidades! - diz o pregador - Tudo é futilidade.
9 Além do Pregador ter sido sábio, ele também ensinou conhecimento ao povo. Ele ouviu, investigou e pôs em ordem muitos provérbios.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 12:7 Mean?
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