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 Une génération s’en va, une autre vient, et la terre subsiste toujours.

5 Le soleil se lève, le soleil se couche; il soupire après le lieu d’où il se lève de nouveau.

6 Le vent se dirige vers le midi, tourne vers le nord; puis il tourne encore, et reprend les mêmes circuits.

7 Tous les fleuves vont à la mer, et la mer n’est point remplie; ils continuent à aller vers le lieu où ils se dirigent.

8 Toutes choses sont en travail au-delà de ce qu’on peut dire; l’œil ne se rassasie pas de voir, et l’oreille ne se lasse pas d’entendre.

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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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