Ecclesiastes 3:20 meaning and explanation
All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.
Ecclesiastes 3:20, Berean Standard Bible
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The Preacher, a wisdom teacher reflecting on life "under the sun," has just observed that humans and animals share the same fate: both die, both have breath, and both return to the ground. Here he echoes Genesis 3:19, where God tells Adam that dust he is and to dust he will return.
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