Ecclesiastes 1:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.”

Ecclesiastes 1:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 1:6 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Ecclesiastes 1:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Ecclesiastes 1:6 WEB — 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.”

Ecclesiastes 1:6 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its course, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.”

Ecclesiastes 1:6 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 1:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Ecclesiastes 1:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.”

Ecclesiastes 1:6 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Ecclesiastes 1:6 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:6 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1

4 Generación va, y generación viene: mas la tierra siempre permanece.

5 Y sale el sol, y pónese el sol, y con deseo vuelve á su lugar donde torna á nacer.

6 El viento tira hacia el mediodía, y rodea al norte; va girando de continuo, y á sus giros torna el viento de nuevo.

7 Los ríos todos van á la mar, y la mar no se hinche; al lugar de donde los ríos vinieron, allí tornan para correr de nuevo.

8 Todas las cosas andan en trabajo [más] que el hombre pueda decir: ni los ojos viendo se hartan de ver, ni los oídos se hinchen de oir.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:6 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 1:6 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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