Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

For no one knows [whether] the spirit of a human ascends [to heaven] and [whether] the spirit of the beast descends to the ground!

New American Standard Bible

Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?

King James Version

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

Holman Bible

Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?

International Standard Version

Who knows whether the spirit of human beings ascends, and whether the spirit of animals descends to the earth?

A Conservative Version

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?

American Standard Version

Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?

Amplified

Who knows if the spirit of man ascends upward and the spirit of the animal descends downward to the earth?

Bible in Basic English

Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?

Darby Translation

Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?

Julia Smith Translation

Who shall know the spirit of the sons of man? it ascending to above, and the spirit of cattle, it going downwards to the earth.

King James 2000

Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward, and the spirit of the beast that goes downward to the earth?

Modern King James verseion

Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward, and the spirit of the beast that goes downward?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the breath of the beast that goeth down into the earth?

NET Bible

Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal's spirit descends into the earth?

New Heart English Bible

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"

The Emphasized Bible

Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of men, whether it, ascendeth, above, - or the spirit of the beast, whether it, descendeth, below, to the earth?

Webster

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

World English Bible

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"

Youngs Literal Translation

Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the spirit
רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

עלה 
`alah 
ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 890
Usage: 378

and the spirit
רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

of the beast
בּהמה 
B@hemah 
Usage: 190

מטּה 
Mattah 
Usage: 19

References

Context Readings

God's Mysterious Plan Allows Injustice To Exist In The World

20 Both go to one place--both came from dust and both return to dust. 21 For no one knows [whether] the spirit of a human ascends [to heaven] and [whether] the spirit of the beast descends to the ground! 22 So I concluded that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy [the fruit of] his labor, for this is his lot in life. {For no one knows what will happen in the future.}


Cross References

Ecclesiastes 12:7

And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to God who gave it.

Luke 16:22-23

Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to {Abraham's side}. And the rich man also died and was buried.

John 14:3

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, so that where I am, you may be also.

Acts 1:25

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to depart to his own place."

2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know that if our earthly house, the tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens.

2 Corinthians 5:8

so we are confident and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

Philippians 1:23

But I am hard pressed {between the two options}, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, {for this is very much better}.

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