7and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.


In Context

4 when the doors to the street are closed and the sound of grinding fades; when men rise up at the sound of birds, but all their songs grow faint;

5 when men are afraid of heights and of dangers in the streets; when the almond tree blossoms and the grasshopper drags himself along and desire no longer is stirred. Then man goes to his eternal home and mourners go about the streets.

6 Remember him-before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken; before the pitcher is shattered at the spring, or the wheel broken at the well,

7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

8 "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Everything is meaningless!"

9 Not only was the Teacher wise, but also he imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return to God who gave it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:7And the dust return into its earth, from whence it was, and the spirit return to God, who gave it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:7and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:7and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:7and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return to God who gave it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:7And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.