Ecclesiastes 12:7

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Ecclesiastes 12:7

and the dust returns to the earth as it once was,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Genesis 3:19

You will eat bread by the sweat of your brow
until you return to the ground,
since you were taken from it.
For you are dust,
and you will return to dust.”

Genesis 2:7

Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Job 34:14-15

If He put His mind to it
and withdrew the spirit and breath He gave,

Psalm 146:4

When his breath leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21

All are going to the same place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.

Isaiah 57:16

For I will not accuse you forever,
and I will not always be angry;
for then the spirit would grow weak before Me,
even the breath of man, which I have made.

Zechariah 12:1

An Oracle

The word of the Lord concerning Israel.
A declaration of the Lord,
who stretched out the heavens,
laid the foundation of the earth,
and formed the spirit of man within him.

Numbers 16:22

But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “God, God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You vent Your wrath on the whole community?”

Numbers 27:16

“May the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community

Psalm 90:3

You return mankind to the dust,
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”

Daniel 12:2

Many of those who sleep in the dust
of the earth will awake,
some to eternal life,
and some to shame and eternal contempt.

Genesis 18:27

Then Abraham answered, “Since I have ventured to speak to the Lord—even though I am dust and ashes—

Job 4:19-20

how much more those who dwell in clay houses,
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth!

Job 7:21

Why not forgive my sin
and pardon my transgression?
For soon I will lie down in the grave.
You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.

Job 20:11

His bones may be full of youthful vigor,
but will lie down with him in the grave.

Jeremiah 38:16

King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in private, “As the Lord lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you or hand you over to these men who want to take your life.”

Hebrews 12:9

Furthermore, we had natural fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn’t we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?

Hebrews 12:23

to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written in heaven, to God who is the Judge of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,

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Summary

Ecclesiastes 12:7

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

God

Hebrews 12:9

General references

Genesis 23:19

Job 34:15

Zechariah 1:5

Bible References

God

Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “God, God of the spirits

of all flesh, when one man sins, will You vent Your wrath on the whole community?”

“May the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community

For I will not accuse you forever,
and I will not always be angry;
for then the spirit would grow weak before Me,
even the breath of man, which I have made.

King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in private, “As the Lord lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you or hand you over to these men who want to take your life.”

An Oracle

The word of the Lord concerning Israel.
A declaration of the Lord,
who stretched out the heavens,
laid the foundation of the earth,
and formed the spirit of man within him.

Furthermore, we had natural fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn’t we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?

General references

After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

every living thing would perish together
and mankind would return to the dust.

“Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever?