Ecclesiastes 1:6
Going unto the south, and turning round unto the north, turning round, turning round, the wind is going, and by its circuits the wind hath returned.
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Referenced Verses
- John 3:8 : 8 the Spirit where he willeth doth blow, and his voice thou dost hear, but thou hast not known whence he cometh, and whither he goeth; thus is every one who hath been born of the Spirit.'
- Acts 27:13-15 : 13 and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained `their' purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete, 14 and not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, that is called Euroclydon, 15 and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given `her' up, we were borne on,
- Job 37:9 : 9 From the inner chamber cometh a hurricane, And from scatterings winds -- cold,
- Job 37:17 : 17 How thy garments `are' warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
- Ps 107:25 : 25 And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,
- Ps 107:29 : 29 He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.
- Eccl 11:5 : 5 As thou knowest not what `is' the way of the spirit, How -- bones in the womb of the full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.
- Jonah 1:4 : 4 And Jehovah hath cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great tempest in the sea, and the ship hath reckoned to be broken;
- Matt 7:24 : 24 `Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;
- Matt 7:27 : 27 and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.'
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4 A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing.
5 Also, the sun hath risen, and the sun hath gone in, and unto its place panting it is rising there.
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7 All the streams are going unto the sea, and the sea is not full; unto a place whither the streams are going, thither they are turning back to go.
8 All these things are wearying; a man is not able to speak, the eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor filled is the ear from hearing.
9 What `is' that which hath been? it `is' that which is, and what `is' that which hath been done? it `is' that which is done, and there is not an entirely new thing under the sun.
10 There is a thing of which `one' saith: `See this, it `is' new!' already it hath been in the ages that were before us!
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9 From the inner chamber cometh a hurricane, And from scatterings winds -- cold,
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16 And this also `is' a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage `is' to him who laboureth for wind?
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6 From the end of the heavens `is' his going out, And his revolution `is' unto their ends, And nothing is hid from his heat.
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7 And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.
8 Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole `is' vanity.
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17 How thy garments `are' warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
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7 Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures.
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12 And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.
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16 For a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any more.
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24 Where `is' this, the way light is apportioned? It scattereth an east wind over the earth.
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26 He causeth an east wind to journey in the heavens, And leadeth by His strength a south wind,
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3 If the thick clouds are full of rain, On the earth they empty `themselves'; And if a tree doth fall in the south or to the north, The place where the tree falleth, there it is.
4 Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.
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16 At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters `are' in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And He bringeth out wind from His treasures.
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21 Take him up doth an east wind, and he goeth, And it frighteneth him from his place,
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8 the Spirit where he willeth doth blow, and his voice thou dost hear, but thou hast not known whence he cometh, and whither he goeth; thus is every one who hath been born of the Spirit.'
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55 and when -- a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is;
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13 At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters `is' in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And bringeth out wind from His treasures.
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1 The burden of the wilderness of the sea. `Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land.
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12 A full wind from these doth come for Me, Now, also, I speak judgments with them.
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20 The whole are going unto one place, the whole have been from the dust, and the whole are turning back unto the dust.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?
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21 And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it `is' in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.
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7 And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun:
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4 Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What `is' His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!
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12 And each straight forward they go, whither the spirit is to go, they go, they turn not round in their going.
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14 I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit!
15 A crooked thing `one' is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered.
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4 lo, also the ships, being so great, and by fierce winds being driven, are led about by a very small helm, whithersoever the impulse of the helmsman doth counsel,
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25 To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.
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1 To everything -- a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens:
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18 He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow -- the waters flow.
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8 In measure, in sending it forth, thou strivest with it, He hath taken away by His sharp wind, In the day of an east wind,
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26 For reproof -- do you reckon words? And for wind -- sayings of the desperate.
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15 What is that which hath been? already it is, and that which `is' to be hath already been, and God requireth that which is pursued.
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10 For, as come down doth the shower, And the snow from the heavens, And thither returneth not, But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to spring up, And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,
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1 Rivulets of waters `is' the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.
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2 While that the sun is not darkened, and the light, And the moon, and the stars, And the thick clouds returned after the rain.
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13 See the work of God, For who is able to make straight that which He made crooked?
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27 When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,
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8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;
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10 A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.
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8 And he calleth me, and speaketh unto me, saying, `See, those coming forth unto the land of the north have caused My Spirit to rest in the land of the north.'