Ecclesiastes 11:3

Geneva Bible (1560)

If the clouds be full, they wil powre forth raine vpon the earth: and if the tree doe fall toward the South, or toward the North, in the place that the tree falleth, there it shalbe.

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  • Ps 65:9-9 : 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou makest it very riche: the Riuer of God is full of water: thou preparest them corne: for so thou appointest it. 10 Thou waterest abundantly the furrowes thereof: thou causest the raine to descende into the valleies thereof: thou makest it soft with showres, and blessest the bud thereof. 11 Thou crownest ye yeere with thy goodnesse, and thy steppes droppe fatnesse. 12 They drop vpon the pastures of the wildernesse: and the hils shalbe compassed with gladnes. 13 The pastures are clad with sheepe: the valleis also shalbe couered with corne: therefore they shoute for ioye, and sing.
  • Isa 55:10-11 : 10 Surely as the raine commeth downe and the snow from heauen, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth and maketh it to bring forth and bud, that it may giue seede to the sower, and bread vnto him that eateth, 11 So shall my worde be, that goeth out of my mouth: it shall not returne vnto me voyde, but it shall accomplish that which I will, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
  • Matt 3:10 : 10 And now also is the axe put to the roote of the trees: therfore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe, & cast into ye fire.
  • Luke 13:7 : 7 Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, this three yeeres haue I come and sought fruite of this figge tree, and finde none: cut it downe: why keepeth it also the ground barren?
  • Luke 16:22-26 : 22 And it was so that the begger died, and was caried by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The rich man also died, and was buried. 23 And being in hell in torments, he lift vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre off, and Lazarus in his bosome. 24 Then he cried, and saide, Father Abraham, haue mercie on mee, and sende Lazarus that hee may dippe the tip of his finger in water, & coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham saide, Sonne, remember that thou in thy life time receiuedst thy pleasures, and likewise Lazarus paines: now therefore is he comforted, and thou art tormented. 26 Besides all this, betweene you & vs there is a great gulfe set, so that they which would goe from hence to you, can not: neither ca they come from thence to vs.
  • 1 John 3:17 : 17 And whosoeuer hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother haue neede, & shutteth vp his compassion from him, howe dwelleth the loue of God in him?
  • 1 Kgs 18:45 : 45 And in the meane while the heauen was blacke with cloudes and winde, and there was a great rayne. Then Ahab went vp and came to Izreel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 11:4
    78%

    4He that obserueth ye winde, shall not sow, and he that regardeth the cloudes, shall not reape.

  • Eccl 11:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1Cast thy bread vpon the waters: for after many daies thou shalt finde it.

    2Giue a portion to seuen, & also to eight: for thou knowest not what euill shalbe vpon ye earth.

  • Ezek 31:13-14
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    72%

    13Vpon his ruine shall all the foules of the heauen remaine, and all the beastes of the fielde shall be vpon his branches,

    14So that none of all the trees by the waters shalbe exalted by their height, neither shall shoote vp their toppe among the thicke boughes, neither shall their leaues stand vp in their height, which drinke so much water: for they are all deliuered vnto death in the nether partes of the earth in the middes of the children of men among them that goe downe to the pit.

  • Isa 55:10
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    10Surely as the raine commeth downe and the snow from heauen, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth and maketh it to bring forth and bud, that it may giue seede to the sower, and bread vnto him that eateth,

  • Jer 51:16
    71%

    16Hee giueth by his voyce the multitude of waters in the heauen, and he causeth the cloudes to ascend from the endes of the earth: he turneth lightnings to raine, and bringeth forth the winde out of his treasures.

  • Jer 10:13
    71%

    13Hee giueth by his voyce the multitude of waters in the heauen, and he causeth the cloudes to ascend from the endes of the earth: he turneth lightnings to rayne, and bringeth forth the winde out of his treasures.

  • Job 36:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27When he restraineth the droppes of water, the rayne powreth down by the vapour thereof,

    28Which raine the cloudes do droppe and let fall abundantly vpon man.

  • Isa 32:19
    71%

    19When it haileth, it shall fall on the forest, and the citie shall be set in the lowe place.

  • Luke 12:54-55
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    70%

    54Then said he to the people, When ye see a cloude rise out of the West, straightway ye say, A shower commeth: and so it is.

    55And when ye see the South winde blowe, ye say, that it wilbe hoate: & it commeth to passe.

  • Eccl 1:5-7
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    70%

    5The sunne riseth, and ye sunne goeth downe, and draweth to his place, where he riseth.

    6The winde goeth toward the South, and compasseth towarde the North: the winde goeth rounde about, and returneth by his circuites.

    7All the riuers goe into the sea, yet the sea is not full: for the riuers goe vnto ye place, whence they returne, and goe.

  • Matt 7:27
    70%

    27And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and the fall thereof was great.

  • Job 37:11-12
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    11He maketh also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light.

    12And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:

  • Eccl 11:6
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    6In the morning sowe thy seede, and in the euening let not thine hand rest: for thou knowest not whither shall prosper, this or that, or whether both shalbe a like good.

  • Job 37:6
    70%

    6For he sayth to the snowe, Be thou vpon the earth: likewise to the small rayne and to the great rayne of his power.

  • Dan 4:11
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    11(4:8) A great tree and strong, and the height thereof reached vnto heauen, and the sight thereof to the endes of all the earth.

  • Job 14:7-8
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    7For there is hope of a tree, if it bee cut downe, that it will yet sproute, and the branches thereof will not cease.

    8Though the roote of it waxe olde in the earth, & the stocke thereof be dead in ye ground,

  • Job 38:26
    69%

    26To cause it to raine on the earth where no man is, and in the wildernes where there is no man?

  • Ps 135:7
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    7He bringeth vp the cloudes fro the ends of the earth, & maketh the lightnings with ye raine: he draweth foorth the winde out of his treasures.

  • Jer 17:8
    69%

    8For he shall be as a tree that is planted by the water, which spreadeth out her rootes by the riuer, and shall not feele when the heate commeth, but her leafe shall be greene, and shall not care for the yeere of drought, neyther shall cease from yeelding fruit.

  • Job 37:3
    69%

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

  • Amos 4:7
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    7And also I haue withholden the raine from you, when there were yet three moneths to the haruest, and I caused it to raine vpon one citie, & haue not caused it to raine vpo another citie: one piece was rained vpon, and the piece whereupon it rained not, withered.

  • Job 37:21-22
    2 verses
    69%

    21And nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth them.

    22The brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.

  • Ezek 17:10
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    10Beholde, it was planted: but shal it prosper? shall it not be dried vp, and wither? when the East winde shall touch it, it shall wither in the trenches, where it grewe.

  • Eccl 12:2
    69%

    2Whiles the sunne is not darke, nor ye light, nor the moone, nor the starres, nor the cloudes returne after the raine:

  • Heb 6:7
    68%

    7For the earth which drinketh in the raine that commeth oft vpon it, and bringeth foorth herbes meete for them by whome it is dressed, receiueth blessing of God.

  • Luke 23:31
    68%

    31For if they doe these things to a greene tree, what shalbe done to the drie?

  • Lev 26:4
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    4I will then sende you raine in due season, and the land shal yelde her increase, and the trees of the fielde shall giue her fruite.

  • Isa 27:8
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    8In measure in the branches thereof wilt thou contende with it, when he bloweth with his rough winde in the day of the East winde.

  • Job 12:15
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    15Beholde, he withholdeth the waters, and they drie vp: but when he sendeth them out, they destroy the earth.

  • Matt 7:25
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    25And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not: for it was grounded on a rocke.

  • Job 38:24
    68%

    24By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the East winde vpon the earth?

  • Job 37:9
    68%

    9The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde from the North winde.

  • Eccl 3:1
    68%

    1To all things there is an appointed time, and a time to euery purpose vnder the heauen.

  • Ps 103:16
    68%

    16For the winde goeth ouer it, and it is gone, and the place thereof shall knowe it no more.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28He that trusteth in his riches, shall fall: but the righteous shall florish as a leafe.

  • Ezek 17:24
    68%

    24And all the trees of the fielde shal knowe that I the Lord haue brought downe the hie tree, and exalted the lowe tree, that I haue dried vp the greene tree, and made the drie tree to florish: I the Lord haue spoken it, and haue done it.

  • Ps 1:3
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    3For he shall be like a tree planted by the riuers of waters, that will bring foorth her fruite in due season: whose leafe shall not fade: so whatsoeuer he shall doe, shall prosper.

  • Job 11:10
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    10If hee cut off and shut vp, or gather together, who can turne him backe?

  • Deut 11:14
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    14I also wil giue raine vnto your land in due time, the first raine & the latter, that thou maist gather in thy wheat, and thy wine, & thine oyle.

  • Zech 10:1
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    1Aske you of the Lord raine in the time of the latter raine: so shall the Lorde make white cloudes, and giue you showers of raine, and to euery one grasse in the field.

  • Ezek 13:11
    68%

    11Say vnto them which daube it with vntempered morter, that it shall fall: for there shall come a great showre, and I wil sende haylestones, which shall cause it to fall, and a stormie winde shall breake it.