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Ecclesiastes 12:7
EasyEnglish Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:7
EasyEnglish Bible
7 Our bodies go back into the ground as dust.
The breath of our life goes back to God,
who gave it to us.[a]
Footnotes
- 12:7 See Ecclesiastes 3:19; Genesis 2:7.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 12:7
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 12:7
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 12:7
New King James Version
7 (A)Then the dust will return to the earth as it was,
(B)And the spirit will return to God (C)who gave it.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 12:7
English Standard Version
7 and (A)the dust returns to the earth as it was, and (B)the spirit returns to God (C)who gave it.
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Ecclesiastes 12:7
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 12:7
King James Version
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
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