Ecclesiastes 3:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Who knoweth the spirit of mand that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? ”

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That great anomaly in the moral government of this world, the seemingly unequal distribution of rewards and punishments, will be rectified by God, who has future times and events under His control...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Who (k) knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? (k) Meaning, that reason cannot comprehend that which faith believes in.
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Man no Better than the Beasts. Ecclesiastes 3:16 . Both in the administration of the law and the observances of religion, wickedness is prevalent; righteousness is here equivalent to piety. E...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. of man. Hebrew "of the sons of Adam". See notes on verses: Ecclesiastes 3:3 ; Ecclesiastes 3:10 ; Ecclesiastes 3:13 ; Ecclesiastes 1:13 . that goeth, &c...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Who knoweth the spirit of man - I think the meaning of this important verse is well take...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Who knoweth the spirit of man, &c.— Who knoweth the breath of the sons of man, whether it ascendeth upward; and the breath of a brute, whether it descendeth downward to the earth? We have, fr...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Who knoweth. Not doubt of the destination of man's spirit ( Ecclesiastes 12:7 )....
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Practical Ideal. Acceptance of the Universal Scheme 1-15. God is a God of order. The problem which the writer has set himself is not yet solved. He has found that wisdom, culture, pleasure, ar...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The LXX., followed by a great body of interpreters, ancient and modern, translate, “Who knoweth whether the spirit of man goeth upward?” &c, and this agrees better with the context of this paragr...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

SECOND SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Devotion To The Affairs Of Business Ecclesiastes 3:1 - Ecclesiastes 5:20 I. IF the true Good is not to be found in the School where Wisdom utter...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The vanity of life under the sun is evidenced not merely in the experience of the preacher himself, but in the wider outlook which he has been able to take. He now gives us some of the results of tha...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. (17) I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous an...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward ?.... There is indeed a difference between a man and a beast; though they have one breath, they have not one spirit or soul; man has a rational and im...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Ver. 21. Who knoweth the Spirit? ] q.d., Who but a man that is spiritually rationa...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

All go unto one place To the earth, as it is expressed Ecclesiastes 3:21 , out of which they were both taken. All turn to dust again All their bodies, as it is explained Ecclesiastes 12:7 . Wh...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Immutability of God's Counsel; The Extent of Mortality. 16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, tha...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

It might be objected, that the conditions of men and beasts are vastly differing, because man's spirit goeth upward to God, Ecclesiastes 12:7 , but the spirit of a beast goeth downward, together w...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Death Is The Great Leveller ( Ecclesiastes 3:18-22 ). Now we discover the conflict taking place within him. He has had a concept of everlastingness and of the necessity for future judgement. How t...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 3:22 . For who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?] Man cannot tell what God will do in the future with all his earthly circumstances—how far, in the gre...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 1:12-3 Koheleth now mentions the unusual advantages which he had possessed for enjoying life and making the best of it. His opportunities could not have been greater, he considers, ha...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 3:1 . To every thing there is a season. The seasons of the year are four. But the Zodiac, Job 9 ., divides the times into twelve signs. In a similar manner are the labours of the hus...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts. Man and beast It is difficult to determine the exact object of Ecclesiastes in instituting this comparison: partly because the Hebrew...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 3:1-21 Section 4. In confirmation of the truth that man's happiness depends upon the will of God, Koheleth proceeds to show how Providence arranges even the minutes...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Nature of Human Happiness
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 5:1 ; 2 Corinthians 5:8 ; Acts 1:25 ; Ecclesiastes 12:7 ; John 14:3 ; Luke 16:22 ; Luke 16:23 ; Philippians 1:23
Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Who knoweth? — True it is, there is a difference, which is known by good men; but the generality of mankind never mind it: their hearts are wholly set on present and sensible things, and take no th...

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 3:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes