Ecclesiastes 1:6
The wynde goeth towarde the south and turneth vnto the north, fetcheth his compasse, whirleth about, and goeth foorth, and returneth agayne to his circuites from whence he dyd come.
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- John 3:8 : 8 The wynde bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sounde therof: but canst not tell whence it commeth, and whither it goeth. So is euery one that is borne of the spirite.
- Acts 27:13-15 : 13 And when the south wynde blewe softly, they supposyng to obtayne their purpose, loosed vnto Asson, and sayled past Candie. 14 But not long after, there arose against their purpose, a flawe of wynde out of the northeast. 15 And when the shippe was caught, and coulde not resist the wynde, we let her go, and were dryuen with the weather.
- Job 37:9 : 9 Out of the south commeth the tempest, and colde out from the north winde.
- Job 37:17 : 17 And how thy clothes are warme, when the lande is stil through the south winde?
- Ps 107:25 : 25 For he commaundeth and causeth a stormie winde to arise: and he lifteth vp on high his waues.
- Ps 107:29 : 29 For he maketh the storme to ceasse: so that the waues therof are still.
- Eccl 11:5 : 5 Nowe like as thou knowest not the way of the spirite, nor howe the bones do growe in the wombe of her that is with chylde: Euen so thou knowest not the workes of God, which is the workmaster of all.
- Jonah 1:4 : 4 But the Lorde sent out a great winde into the sea, and there was a mightie tempest in the sea, so that the shippe was in daunger of splitting in sunder.
- Matt 7:24 : 24 Therfore, whosoeuer heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth the same, I wyll lyken hym vnto a wyse man, which buylt his house vpon a rocke:
- Matt 7:27 : 27 And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.
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8 Then cryed he vpon me, & spake vnto me, saying: Beholde, these that go toward the north, shal stil my wrath in the north countrey.