Ecclesiastes 1:6

arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round toward the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.

In Context

5And the sun arises, and the sun goes down and draws toward its place;

7All the rivers run into the sea; and yet the sea is not filled: to the place whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

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Cross References

Job 37:17But thy robe is warm, and there is quiet upon the land.

Jonah 1:4And the Lord raised up a wind on the sea; and there was a great storm on the sea, and the ship was in danger of being broken.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 1:5-9

The Vanity of the World. 4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. 5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. 6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. 7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. 8 All things are full of… Read the whole commentary →

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