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Ecclesiastes 1:6–7

6 gThe wind goes toward the south,

And turns around to the north;

The wind whirls about continually,

And comes again on its circuit.

7 hAll the rivers run into the sea,

Yet the sea is not full;

To the place from which the rivers come,

There they return again.

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Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

The wind blows to the south

and turns to the north;

round and round it goes,

ever returning on its course.

All streams flow into the sea,

yet the sea is never full.

To the place the streams come from,

there they return again.

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

The wind blows to the south

and goes around to the north;

around and around goes the wind,

and on its circuits the wind returns.

All streams run to the sea,

but the sea is not full;

to the place where the streams flow,

there they flow again.

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles. Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea.

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

The wind blows to the south;

it blows to the north.

It blows from one direction and then another.

Then it turns around and repeats the same pattern, going nowhere.

All the rivers flow to the sea,

but the sea never becomes full.

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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. All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits. All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The wind blows toward the south and shifts toward the north. 

Round and round it blows. It blows in a full circle. 

All streams flow into the sea, but the sea is never full. 

The water goes back to the place where the streams began 

in order to ⸤start⸥ flowing again. 

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Gusting to the south,

turning to the north,

turning, turning, goes the wind,

and the wind returns in its cycles.

All the streams flow to the sea,

yet the sea is never full.

The streams are flowing to the place,

and they flow there again.

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The wind blows to the south,

and goes around to the north;

round and round goes the wind,

and on its circuits the wind returns.

All streams run to the sea,

but the sea is not full;

to the place where the streams flow,

there they continue to flow.

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The wind goes to the south and goes around to the north;

around and around it goes, and on its circuit the wind returns.

All the streams flow to the sea,

but the sea is never full;

to the place where the streams flow,

there they continue to flow.

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The wind blows to the south.

Then it turns to the north.

Around and around it goes.

It always returns to where it started.

Every stream flows into the ocean.

But the ocean never gets full.

The streams return

to the place they came from.

Ecclesiastes 1:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Blowing toward the south,

Then turning toward the north,

The wind continues swirling along;

And on its circular courses the wind returns.

All the rivers flow into the sea,

Yet the sea is not full.

To the place where the rivers flow,

There they flow again.


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