Ecclesiastes 1:6

The wind blows south, and then turns to the north. Round and round it spins, finally coming full circle.

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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

5The sun comes up, and the sun goes down, and then rushes to its place to rise again.

7Streams all flow into the sea, but the sea never becomes full. The streams return to the place from where they came.

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Cross References

Job 37:17You know how your clothes drip with sweat when the south wind brings air that is hot and heavy.

Psalms 107:29He calmed the storm, the waves were quiet.

Jonah 1:4But the Lord sent a terrible wind across the sea, creating a violent storm that threatened to break up the ship.

Matthew 7:27The rain poured down, and the floods rose, and the winds blew hard against the house, and it fell down—it totally collapsed.”

Acts 27:13When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought they could do what they planned. They pulled up the anchor and sailed close inshore along the coast of Crete.

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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