Ecclesiastes 11:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.”

Ecclesiastes 11:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 11:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 11:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.”

Ecclesiastes 11:3 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 11:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.”

Ecclesiastes 11:3 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 11:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If the thick clouds are full of rain, On the earth they empty <FI>themselves<Fi> ; And if a tree doth fall in the south or to the north, The place where the tree falleth, there it is.”

Ecclesiastes 11:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 11:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.”

Ecclesiastes 11:3 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 11:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Ecclesiastes 11:3 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 11:3 in Context — Ecclesiastes 11

1 ECHA tu pan sobre las aguas; que después de muchos días lo hallarás.

2 Reparte á siete, y aun á ocho: porque no sabes el mal que vendrá sobre la tierra.

3 Si las nubes fueren llenas de agua, sobre la tierra la derramarán: y si el árbol cayere al mediodía, ó al norte, al lugar que el árbol cayere, allí quedará.

4 El que al viento mira, no sembrará; y el que mira á las nubes, no segará.

5 Como tú no sabes cuál es el camino del viento, ó cómo [se crían] los huesos en el vientre de la mujer preñada, así ignoras la obra de Dios, el cual hace todas las cosas.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 11:3 Mean?

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