Ecclesiastes 3:20
The whole are going unto one place, the whole have been from the dust, and the whole are turning back unto the dust.This verse in the real world
In what words
- עָפָרʻâphârdust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- מָקוֹםmâqôwmproperly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); al
- הָלַךְhâlakto walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- אֶחָדʼechâdproperly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- שׁוּבshûwbto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Gen 3:19, Job 34:15, Ecc 12:7, Ecc 9:10, Psa 104:29, Job 10:9–10, Num 27:13, Job 7:9