Ecclesiastes 12:7 meaning and explanation

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7, Berean Standard Bible

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The Teacher is closing a poem about aging and death that began in verse 1 with the call to remember the Creator in youth. Verse 7 completes the picture: the silver cord snaps, the bowl breaks, and the person dissolves back into the elements.

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