Ecclesiastes 1:6
The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about to the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to its circuits.
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In Context
5The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
Cross References
Job 37:17How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind ?
Psalms 107:29He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves of the sea are still.
Jonah 1:4But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was in danger of being broken.
Matthew 7:27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it.
Acts 27:13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence , they sailed close by 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 →