Ecclesiastes 1:6

Arising there it proceeds southward, 1 And goes round toward the north. 1 The wind goes round and round, 1 And the wind returns to its circuits. 1

Updated 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 1 And draws toward its place; 1

7All the rivers run into the sea; 1 And yet the sea is not filled: 1 To the place whence the rivers come, 1 Thither they return again. 1

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Cross References

Job 37:17But thy robe is warm, 1 And there is quiet upon the land. 1

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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