Ecclesiastes 3:19
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“For 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.”Ecclesiastes 3:19
What Does Ecclesiastes 3:19 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 3:19 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verse 19 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 3:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 49:12“Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.”2 Samuel 14:14“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.”Job 14:12“So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.”Psalms 49:20“Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.”Job 14:10“But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?”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.”Ecclesiastes 5:10“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”Psalms 39:5“Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.”Psalms 89:47“Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?”Ecclesiastes 1:2“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.”Ecclesiastes 2:14“The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.”Ecclesiastes 2:20“Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.”Numbers 16:29“If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.”Psalms 92:6“A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.”Psalms 104:29“Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.”Ecclesiastes 2:16“For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.”Ecclesiastes 6:11“Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?”1 Corinthians 15:55“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”
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