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 Jette ton pain sur la face des eaux, car avec le temps tu le retrouveras;
2 donnes-en une part à sept et même à huit, car tu ne sais pas quel malheur peut arriver sur la terre.
3 Quand les nuages sont pleins de pluie, ils la répandent sur la terre; et si un arbre tombe, au midi ou au nord, il reste à la place où il est tombé.
4 Celui qui observe le vent ne sèmera point, et celui qui regarde les nuages ne moissonnera point.
5 Comme tu ne sais pas quel est le chemin du vent, ni comment se forment les os dans le ventre de la femme enceinte, tu ne connais pas non plus l’œuvre de Dieu qui fait tout.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 11:3 Mean?
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