Ecclesiastes 1:7

Streams 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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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6The wind blows south, and then turns to the north. Round and round it spins, finally coming full circle.

8Everything just keeps on going. You can't say all there is to say. You can't see all there is to see. You can't hear all there is to hear.

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Cross References

Psalms 104:6It was clothed with ocean depths—the waters even covered the mountains—

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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