Ecclesiastes 12:7

Good News Translation

Our bodies will return to the dust of the earth, and the breath of life will go back to God, who gave it to us.

Cross References

Genesis 18:27

Abraham spoke again: “Please forgive my boldness in continuing to speak to you, Lord. I am only a man and have no right to say anything.

Genesis 2:7

Then the Lord God took some soil from the ground and formed a man out of it; he breathed life-giving breath into his nostrils and the man began to live.

Genesis 3:19

You will have to work hard and sweat to make the soil produce anything, until you go back to the soil from which you were formed. You were made from soil, and you will become soil again.”

Job 20:11

Their bodies used to be young and vigorous, but soon they will turn to dust.

Job 7:21

Can't you ever forgive my sin? Can't you pardon the wrong I do? Soon I will be in my grave, and I'll be gone when you look for me.

Psalm 103:14

He knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust.

Psalm 104:29

When you turn away, they are afraid; when you take away your breath, they die and go back to the dust from which they came.

Psalm 146:4

When they die, they return to the dust; on that day all their plans come to an end.

Psalm 31:6

You hate those who worship false gods, but I trust in you.

Psalm 90:3

You tell us to return to what we were; you change us back to dust.

Isaiah 57:16

I gave my people life, and I will not continue to accuse them or be angry with them forever.

Jeremiah 38:16

So King Zedekiah promised me in secret, “I swear by the living God, the God who gave us life, that I will not put you to death or hand you over to the men who want to kill you.”

Daniel 12:2

Many of those who have already died will live again: some will enjoy eternal life, and some will suffer eternal disgrace.

Zechariah 12:1

This is a message about Israel from the Lord, the Lord who spread out the skies, created the earth, and gave life to man. He says,

Numbers 16:22

But Moses and Aaron bowed down with their faces to the ground and said, “O God, you are the source of all life. When one of us sins, do you become angry with the whole community?”

Numbers 27:16

“Lord God, source of all life, appoint, I pray, a man who can lead the people

Luke 23:46

Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Father! In your hands I place my spirit!” He said this and died.

Acts 7:59

They kept on stoning Stephen as he called out to the Lord, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

Hebrews 12:23

You have come to the joyful gathering of God's first-born, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, who is the judge of all people, and to the spirits of good people made perfect.

Hebrews 12:9

In the case of our human fathers, they punished us and we respected them. How much more, then, should we submit to our spiritual Father and live!