Parallel Verses
Amplified
Who knows if the spirit of man ascends upward and the spirit of the animal descends downward to the earth?
New American Standard Bible
Who knows that the
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?
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?
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!
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?
Topics
Interlinear
Yada`
`alah
ירד
Yarad
down, descend, variant, fell, let, abundantly, down by, indeed, put off, light off, out, sank, subdued, take
Usage: 378
Ma`al
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 3:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Mysterious Plan Allows Injustice To Exist In The World
20 All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust. 21 Who knows if the spirit of man ascends upward and the spirit of the animal descends downward to the earth? 22 So I have seen that there is nothing better than that a man should be happy in his own works and activities, for that is his portion (share). For who will bring him [back] to see what will happen after he is gone?
Names
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 12:7
then the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
Luke 16:22-23
John 14:3
Acts 1:25
to occupy this ministry and apostleship which Judas left to go to his own place [of evil].”
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the earthly tent [our physical body] which is our house is torn down [through death], we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 Corinthians 5:8
we are [as I was saying] of good courage and confident hope, 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. I have the desire to leave [this world] and be with Christ, for that is far, far better;