Ecclesiastes 1:6

World English Bible (2000)

The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 3:8 : 8 The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don't know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
  • Acts 27:13-15 : 13 When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore. 14 But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon. 15 When the ship was caught, and couldn't face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.
  • Job 37:9 : 9 Out of its room comes the storm, and cold out of the north.
  • Job 37:17 : 17 You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
  • Ps 107:25 : 25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
  • Ps 107:29 : 29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
  • Eccl 11:5 : 5 As you don't know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don't know the work of God who does all.
  • Jonah 1:4 : 4 But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.
  • Matt 7:24 : 24 "Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
  • Matt 7:27 : 27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell--and great was its fall."

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