Ecclesiastes 11:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.”
Ecclesiastes 11:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 11:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 11:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 11:5 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 11:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the work of God who doeth all.”
Ecclesiastes 11:5 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 11:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“As thou knowest not what <FI>is<Fi> 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.”
Ecclesiastes 11:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 11:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, how the bones [grow] in the womb of her that is with child, even so thou knowest not the work of God who maketh all.”
Ecclesiastes 11:5 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 11:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“As thou knowest not which is ye way of the spirit, nor how the bones doe growe in the wombe of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the worke of God that worketh all.”
Ecclesiastes 11:5 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 11:5 in Context — Ecclesiastes 11
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.
6 Por la mañana siembra tu simiente, y á la tarde no dejes reposar tu mano: porque tú no sabes cuál es lo mejor, si esto ó lo otro, ó si ambas á dos cosas son buenas.
7 Suave ciertamente es la luz, y agradable á los ojos ver el sol:
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What Does Ecclesiastes 11:5 Mean?
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