⁷ And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.

¹⁹ With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.

⁴ Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.

⁷ And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.

¹ The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:

² And a number of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will come out of their sleep, some to eternal life and some to eternal shame.

¹⁶ For I will not give punishment for ever, or be angry without end: for from me breath goes out; and I it was who made the souls.

²⁰ All go to one place, all are of the dust, and all will be turned to dust again.

²¹ Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?

¹⁴ If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

¹⁵ All flesh would come to an end together, and man would go back to the dust.

²³ To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,

⁹ And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?

³ You send man back to his dust; and say, Go back, you children of men.

¹⁶ So King Zedekiah gave his oath to Jeremiah secretly, saying, By the living Lord, who gave us our life, I will not put you to death, or give you up to these men who are desiring to take your life.

¹¹ His bones are full of young strength, but it will go down with him into the dust.

²¹ And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.

¹⁹ How much more those living in houses of earth, whose bases are in the dust! They are crushed more quickly than an insect;

²⁰ Between morning and evening they are completely broken; they come to an end for ever, and no one takes note.

¹⁶ Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, put a man at the head of this people,

²² Then falling down on their faces they said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, because of one man's sin will your wrath be moved against all the people?

²⁷ And Abraham answering said, Truly, I who am only dust, have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord: