Ecclesiastes 3:20
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
All goe vnto one place, all are of the dust, and all turne to dust againe.
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- Genesis 3:19Rank 1 from verse 20
19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
19In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne vnto the ground: for out of it wast thou taken, for dust thou art, and vnto dust shalt thou returne.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7Rank 3 from verse 20
- Ecclesiastes 3:21Rank 4 from verse 20
- Ecclesiastes 6:6Rank 5 from verse 20
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Rank 6 from verse 20
10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
10Whatsoeuer thy hand findeth to doe, doe it with thy might: for there is no worke, nor deuice, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue, whither thou goest.
- Job 10:9–10Rank 7 from verse 20
9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
10Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and wilt thou bring me into dust againe?
10*Hast thou not powred me out as milke, and cruddled me like cheese?
- Numbers 27:13Rank 9 from verse 20
- Psalms 104:29Rank 10 from verse 20
- Daniel 12:2Rank 11 from verse 20
- Genesis 25:17Rank 12 from verse 20
17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
17And these are the yeeres of the life of Ishmael; an hundred and thirty and seuen yeeres: and he gaue vp the ghost and died, and was gathered vnto his people.
- Genesis 25:8Rank 13 from verse 20
- Psalms 49:14Rank 15 from verse 20
14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
14‖‖Like sheepe they are layd in the graue, death shall feede on them; and the vpright shall haue dominion ouer them in the morning, and their beauty shall consume in the graue, from their dwelling.
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Ecclesiastes 3:20
Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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Fine, loose earth or powder; the ground.
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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
19*For that which befalleth the sonnes of men, befalleth beastes, euen one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea they haue all one breath, so that a man hath no preheminence aboue a beast; for all is vanitie.
20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
20All goe vnto one place, all are of the dust, and all turne to dust againe.
Selected passage21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
21††Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth vpward; and the spirit of the beast that goeth downeward to the earth?