Ecclesiastes 12:7
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”Ecclesiastes 12:7
What Does Ecclesiastes 12:7 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 12:7 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 12, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Death & Afterlife.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 12:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 2:7“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”Hebrews 9:27“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”Daniel 12:2“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”Genesis 3:19“In 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.”Ecclesiastes 3:20“All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.”Psalms 146:4“His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.”Job 34:14“If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;”Zechariah 12:1“The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.”Job 1:21“And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”Psalms 103:14“For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.”Isaiah 57:16“For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.”Numbers 16:22“And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?”Job 20:11“His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.”Psalms 89:48“What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.”Psalms 90:3“Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.”Ecclesiastes 3:21“Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?”James 2:26“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”Numbers 27:16“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,”Psalms 104:29“Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.”Isaiah 57:2“He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.”
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