Ecclesiastes 11:3

Bishops' Bible (1568)

When the cloudes are full, they powre out raine vpon the earth. And when the tree falleth, whether it be towarde the south or north, in what place soeuer it fall, there it lieth.

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  • Ps 65:9-9 : 9 Thou visitest the earth, and thou makest it ouerflowne, thou enrichest it greatly: the riuer of God is full of water, thou preparest their corne, for so thou ordaynest it. 10 Thou waterest her forowes, thou breakest downe her hillockes: thou makest it soft with the drops of rayne, and blessest the increase of it. 11 Thou crownest the yere with thy goodnes: and thy cloudes drop fatnes. 12 They drop vpon the dwellinges of the wyldernesse: and hilles be compassed with ioy. 13 The downes be couered with sheepe: the valleys stande thicke with corne so that they showte for ioy and also sing.
  • Isa 55:10-11 : 10 And lyke as the rayne and snowe commeth downe from heauen, and returneth not thyther agayne, but watereth the earth, maketh it fruitfull and greene, that it may geue corne vnto the sower, and bread to hym that eateth: 11 So the worde also that commeth out of my mouth shall not turne agayne voyde vnto me, but shall accomplishe my wyll, and prosper in the thing wherto I sende it.
  • Matt 3:10 : 10 Euen now is the axe also put vnto the roote of the trees: therefore, euery tree which bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.
  • Luke 13:7 : 7 Then sayde he to the dresser of his vineyarde: Beholde, this three yere I haue come & sought fruite in this figge tree, and finde none: cut it downe, why cumbreth it the grounde?
  • Luke 16:22-26 : 22 And it came to passe, that the begger dyed, and was caryed by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The riche man also dyed, and was buryed. 23 And beyng in hell in tormentes, he lyft vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre of, and Lazarus in his bosome, 24 And he cryed and sayde: father Abraham, haue mercie on me, and sende Lazarus that he may dippe the tippe of his fynger in water, and coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flambe. 25 But Abraham sayde: Sonne, remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme, receauedst thy pleasure, and lykewyse Lazarus paynes: But nowe is he comforted, and thou art tormented. 26 Beyonde all this, betweene vs & you there is a great gulfe set, so that they which woulde go from hence to you, can not, neither may come from thence to vs.
  • 1 John 3:17 : 17 But who so hath this worldes good, and seeth his brother haue neede, and shutteth vp his compassion from hym: howe dwelleth the loue of God in hym?
  • 1 Kgs 18:45 : 45 And it came to passe, that in the meane whyle the heauen was blacke with cloudes and winde, & there was a great rayne: And Ahab gat vp, and came to Iezrahel.

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    4He that regardeth the winde, shall not sowe: and he that hath respect vnto the cloudes, shall not reape.

  • Eccl 11:1-2
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    1Lay thy bread vpon wette faces, and so shalt thou finde it after many dayes.

    2Geue part seue days, & also vpon the eyght: for thou knowest not what miserie shall come vpon earth.

  • Ezek 31:13-14
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    13Upon his ruine shall all the foules of the ayre remayne, and all the beastes of the fielde shalbe vpon his braunches.

    14So that none of all the trees by the waters shalbe exalted in their heyght, nor shoot vp their toppes among the thycke bowes, neither shall their trees stande in their heyght, as many of them as drinke water: for they are all deliuered vnto death in the neather partes of the earth, in the mids of the children of men among them that go downe to the pit.

  • Isa 55:10
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    10And lyke as the rayne and snowe commeth downe from heauen, and returneth not thyther agayne, but watereth the earth, maketh it fruitfull and greene, that it may geue corne vnto the sower, and bread to hym that eateth:

  • Jer 51:16
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    16Assoone as he letteth his voyce be hearde, the waters in the ayre waxe fierce: he draweth vp the cloudes from the endes of the earth, he turneth the lightnynges to rayne, he bryngeth the wyndes out of their secrete places.

  • Jer 10:13
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    13At his voyce the waters gathered together in the ayre, he draweth vp the cloudes from the vttermost partes of the earth, he turneth lightning to raine, and bringeth foorth the windes out of their treasures.

  • Job 36:27-28
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    27Sometime he restrayneth the rayne, and againe he sendeth rayne by his cloudes:

    28Which rayne the cloudes do droppe, and let fall aboundantly vpon men.

  • Isa 32:19
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    19And when the hayle falleth, it shall fall in the wood, and the citie shalbe set lowe in the valley.

  • Luke 12:54-55
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    54He sayde also to the people: When ye see a cloude rise out of the west, straightway ye say there cometh a showre, and so it is.

    55And whe ye see the south wynd blow, ye say it wyll be hotte, and it commeth to passe.

  • Eccl 1:5-7
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    5The sunne aryseth, the sunne goeth downe, and returneth to his place, that he may there ryse vp agayne.

    6The 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.

    7All fluddes runne into the sea, and yet is the sea it selfe not fylled: For loke vnto what place the waters runne, thence they come to flowe agayne.

  • Matt 7:27
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    27And 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.

  • Job 37:11-12
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    11He maketh the cloudes to labour in geuing moystnesse, and againe with his light he dryueth away the cloude.

    12He turneth the heauens about by his gouernement, that they may do whatsoeuer he commaundeth them vpon the whole worlde.

  • Eccl 11:6
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    6Ceasse not thou therefore with thy handes to sowe thy seede, whether it be in the morning or in the euening: for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.

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    6He commaundeth the snow, and it falleth vpon earth: he geueth the rayne a charge, and the showres haue their strength and fall downe.

  • Dan 4:11
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    11A great tree and strong, and the heyght therof reached vnto the heauen, and the sight thereof to the endes of all the earth.

  • Job 14:7-8
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    7For if a tree be cut downe, there is some hope yet that it wyll sproute and shoote foorth the braunches againe.

    8Though the roote of it be waxen olde, and the stocke thereof be dead in the grounde:

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    26To cause it to rayne on the earth where no man is, and in the wildernesse where none inhabiteth?

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    7He causeth cloudes to ascende from the lowest part of the earth: he maketh it to lighten when it rayneth, he bringeth wyndes out of his treasure houses.

  • Jer 17:8
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    8For he shalbe as a tree that is planted by the water side, which spreadeth out the roote vnto moystnesse, whom the heate can not harme when it commeth, but his leafe shalbe greene: And though there growe but litle fruite because of drouth, yet is he not carefull, but he neuer leaueth of to bryng foorth fruite.

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    3He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the worlde.

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    7And also I haue withholden the rayne from you when there were yet three monethes to the haruest, and I caused it to rayne vpon one citie, and haue not caused it to rayne vpon an other citie: one peece was raigned vpon, & the peece whervpon it rayned not, withered.

  • Job 37:21-22
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    21For men see not the light that shineth in the cloudes: but the winde passeth and cleanseth them.

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    10Behold, it was planted: Shall it prosper therfore? Shall it not be dryed vp and withered? when the east winde shall touche it, it shall wither in the trenches where it grewe.

  • Eccl 12:2
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    2Before the sunne, the light, the moone, and starres be darkened, and or the cloudes turne agayne after the rayne:

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    7For the earth which drynketh in the rayne that commeth oft vppon it, and bringeth foorth hearbes meete for them by whom also it is dressed, receaueth blessyng of God:

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    31For if they do these thinges in a greene tree, what shalbe done in the drye?

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    4I wyll sende you rayne in due season, and the lande shall yeelde her increase, and the trees of the fielde shall geue their fruite:

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    8Thou wylt punishe it in the braunches, yet not beyonde measure: for in the day that the east winde bloweth sore, it taketh away the fruites.

  • Job 12:15
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    15Beholde, if he withholde the waters, they drye vp: yf he let them go, they destroy the earth.

  • Matt 7:25
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    25And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not, because it was grounded on a rocke.

  • Job 38:24
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    24By what way is the light parted? and into what land breaketh the east winde?

  • Job 37:9
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    9Out of the south commeth the tempest, and colde out from the north winde.

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    1Euery thyng hath a tyme, yea all that is vnder the heaue hath his conuenient season.

  • Ps 103:16
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    16For the winde passeth ouer it, and it is no more seene: and the place therof knoweth it no more.

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    28He that trusteth in his riches shall haue a fall: but the ryghteous shall florishe as the greene leafe.

  • Ezek 17:24
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    24And all the trees of the fielde shall knowe that I the Lorde haue brought downe the hye tree, and exalted the lowe tree, that I haue dryed vp the greene tree, and made the drye tree to florishe, euen I the Lorde that spake it, haue also brought it to passe.

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    3And he shalbe lyke a tree planted by the waters syde, that bryngeth foorth her fruite in due season: and whose leafe wythereth not, for whatsoeuer he doth it shall prosper.

  • Job 11:10
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    10Though he turne all thinges vpsyde downe, close them in, gather them together, who will turne hym from his purpose?

  • Deut 11:14
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    14I also wyll geue rayne vnto your lande in due season, the first rayne and the latter, that thou mayest gather in thy corne, thy wine, and thyne oyle.

  • Zech 10:1
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    1Pray the Lorde then betimes to geue the latter rayne, so shall the Lorde make bright cloudes, and geue you rayne inough, and to euery one grasse in the fielde.

  • Ezek 13:11
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    11Therfore tell them which daube with vntempred morter, that it shall fall: for there shal come a great showre of raine, I will sende haylestones to cause it to fall, and a great storme of winde shall breake it.