SIL Translator’s Notes on Ecclesiastes 3:20

3:20a All go to one place;

All of them end up in the grave.
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All of them die.

3:20b all come from dust, and all return to dust.

God made⌋ them from dust, and their ⌊bodies⌋ become dust ⌊after they die⌋ .
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They came from the earth, and, in the end, they will go back to the earth. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

3:20a-b (combined)

All are going to one place. All come from the dust, and all will return to the dust.
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All living beings have the same end. They are all made from the dust and will all become dust again.

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