Ecclesiastes 11:3

If the clouds be filled with rain, 1 They pour it out upon the earth: 1 And if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, 1 In the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

In Context

2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; 1 For thou knowest not what evil there shall be upon the earth. 1

4He that observes the wind sows not; 1 And he that looks at the clouds will not reap. 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 18:45And it came to pass in the meanwhile, that the heaven grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab wept, and went to Jezreel.

Isaiah 55:10For as rain shall come down, or snow, from heaven, and shall not return until it have saturated the earth, and it bring forth, and bud, and give seed to the sower, and bread for food:

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 11:2-7

The Obligations to Be Liberal; Answers to Objections against Liberality. 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall… Read the whole commentary →

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