Ecclesiastes 3:21 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?

English ASV

Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?

English Amplified

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Who knows if the spirits of the children of Adam go upward and the spirits of animals go downward to the earth?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?

English EASY 2024

Do the spirits of humans go up into the sky when we die? Do the spirits of animals go down into the ground? Nobody really knows.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Who knows what happens to a person's spirit? Who knows if a human's spirit goes up to God while an animal's spirit goes down into the ground?"

Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

How can anyone be sure that the human spirit goes upward while an animal's spirit goes down into the ground?

English God's Word - GW 1995

Who knows whether a human spirit goes upward or whether an animal spirit goes downward to the earth?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?

English KJV 1611

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

English LSB

Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Who has experienced the spirit of people ascending above, or the spirit of animals descending below the earth?”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Who knows if the life-breath of the children of men goes upward and the life-breath of beasts goes earthward?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Who can know whether the spirit of a man goes up? Who can tell whether the spirit of an animal goes down into the earth?"

English NIV

Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?"

English NKJ 1982

Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth?

English NLT

For who can prove that the human spirit goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward into the earth?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Who knows whether the human spirit goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For who can prove that the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward into dust?

English Tyndale 1537

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the breath of the beast that goeth down into the earth?

Ecclesiastes 3:21 — Compare Translations