Ecclesiastes 3:19
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King James Version (modern wording)
For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; even one thing befalls them: as the one dies, so dies the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man has no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 3:19 (KJV)
American Standard Version
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 3:19 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.
Ecclesiastes 3:19 (BSB)
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What does Ecclesiastes 3:19 say?
Ecclesiastes 3:19 in modern King James wording reads: "For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; even one thing befalls them: as the one dies, so dies the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man has no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity."
Where is Ecclesiastes 3:19 found in the Bible?
Ecclesiastes 3:19 is verse 19 of chapter 3 of the book of Ecclesiastes, in the Old Testament. Ecclesiastes has 12 chapters.
Which translations of Ecclesiastes 3:19 can I read here?
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