Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 12:7
American Standard Version
and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.
Amplified® Bible
Then shall the dust [out of which God made man's body] return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return to God Who gave it.
Contemporary English Version
So our bodies return to the earth, and the life-giving breath returns to God.
Darby English Version
and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
Good News Bible
Our bodies will return to the dust of the earth, and the breath of life will go back to God, who gave it to us.
King James Version
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
New American Standard Bible
then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
New International Version
and the dust returns to the ground it came from,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
New King James Version
Then the dust will return to the earth as it was,
And the spirit will return to God who gave it.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
then the dust will return to the earth as it existed formerly, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
Revised Standard Version
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Young's Literal Translation
And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.