Ecclesiastes 12:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. ”

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The spirit - i. e., The spirit separated unto God from the body at death. No more is said here of its future destiny. To return to God, who is the fountain Psalms 36:9 of Life, certainly means...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the (u) spirit shall return to God who gave it. (u) The soul unconsciously goes either to joy or torment, and sleeps not as the wicked imagine....
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 11:1 to Ecclesiastes 12:8 . Closing Counsels. It is well to do and to get all one can, in the way of industry and pleasure, before old age draws on. Ecclesiastes 11:1 and Ecclesi...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

dust. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, put for the body which is made of dust ( Genesis 2:7 ; Genesis 3:19 ; Psalms 104:29 ; Job 34:15 ; Job 34:16 ). as it was. Note the refere...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God - 5. Put...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

THE PICTURE OF OLD AGE , From Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 according to the common Translation. The royal preacher, in the first seven verses of this chapter, enforces the duty of early religion, by...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. The dust - the dust-formed body; so called because formed from the dust, and also because...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

In Life Remember Death and Judgment 1. The Creator is to be remembered in youth. When the powers of mind and body are failing, it will be too late. 1-7. Commentators have differed much as to th...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The preacher has risen above the doubts of Ecclesiastes 3:21 . (See also Genesis 3:19 .)
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

FOURTH SECTION The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards; But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Presen...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The End of the Matter” Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 This comparison of the human body to a house is extremely beautiful. The inference is obvious that our bodies are not ourselves, but only our teneme...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The preacher now proceeds in language full of poetic beauty to urge the young to remember their Creator. We then reach the epilogue of the sermon. It first repeats the theme as announced at the begin...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. (7) Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: a...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was ,.... The body, which is made of dust, and is no other in its present state than dust refined and enlivened; and when the above things take place, m...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Ver. 7. Then shall the dust return to the earth, &c. ] What is man, saith Nazianzen, but Nο...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then shall the dust The body, called dust , both on account of its original, which was from the dust, and to signify its vile and corruptible nature. As it was Whence it was first taken. He allu...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Infirmities of Old Age; The Effects of Death. 1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil d...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The dust; the body, called dust , both for its original, which was from the dust, and to signify its vile and corruptible nature, Job 4:19 , Job 30:19 Psalms 103:14 . Return to the earth as...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it.' There is a clear reference here to the idea behind Genesis 2:7 , although ‘spirit' (ruach = spirit, wind, bre...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 12:1 . Thy Creator.] The Hebrew word is in the plural form, denoting the fulness and wealth of the Divine nature. While the evil days come not.] The time of joyless...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 8:16-12 I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first conclusion is that wisdom, which of all...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:1 . Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; Do not give God the...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 12:1 . Remember now thy Creator. Hebrews בוראיךְ Boreicha, thy Creators. The word is plural, as אלהים Elohim, Genesis 1:1 , designating the Divinity or Godhead, as Romans 1:20 ....
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth. The Creator remembered How shall we understand this? Is it an allegory describing the weakening of the body? Is it a description of the Jews i...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 12:1 The division into chapters is unfortunate here, as this verse is closely connected with Ecclesiastes 12:10 of the preceding chapter. Remember now thy Creator...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

An Appeal to the Young
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 12:2 ; Ecclesiastes 3:20 ; Ecclesiastes 3:21 ; Genesis 18:27 ; Genesis 2:7 ; Genesis 3:19 ; Hebrews 12:23 ; Hebrews 12:9 ; Isaiah 57:16 ; Jeremiah 38:16 ; Job 20:11 ; Job 34:14 ;...
Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Religion under the Sun Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We use the word "religion" in preference to "Christianity." There are many religions; there is but one Christianity, one Chri...

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary