Ecclesiastes 12:7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

Cross References

Daniel 12:2

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

Zechariah 12:1

A pronouncement: 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.

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.

Isaiah 57:16

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

Numbers 16:22

But Moses and Aaron fell face down  and said, ‘God, God who gives breath to all,  , when one man sins, will you vent your wrath on the whole community? ’

Job 20:11

His frame may be full of youthful vigour, but it will lie down with him in dust.

Numbers 27:16

‘May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all,  , appoint a man over the community

Hebrews 12:23

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

Hebrews 12:9

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

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 intend to take your life.’

Genesis 18:27

Then Abraham answered, ‘Since I have ventured to speak to my lord #– #even though I am dust and ashes #– #

Job 7:21

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

Luke 23:46

And Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.’   , Saying this, he breathed his last.

Acts 7:59

While they were stoning Stephen, he called out, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit! ’