Ecclesiastes 3:21

Ecclesiastes 3:21 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

21Who knows if the human spirit rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

21Who knows that the spirit of the sons of mankind ascends upward and the spirit of the animal descends downward to the earth?

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

21Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

21Who knows if the spirit of man ascends upward and the spirit of the animal descends downward to the earth?

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

21Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

21Who can know whether the spirit of a person goes up? Who can tell whether the spirit of an animal goes down into the earth?”

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