Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.
New American Standard Bible
Then turning toward the north,
The wind continues
And on its circular courses the wind returns.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
turning to the north,
turning, turning, goes the wind,
and the wind returns in its cycles.
International Standard Version
The wind blows southward, then northward, constantly circulating, and the wind comes back again in its courses.
A Conservative Version
The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually in its course, and the wind returns again to its circuits.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
The wind blows toward the south,
Then circles toward the north;
The wind circles and swirls endlessly,
And on its circular course the wind returns.
Darby Translation
The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
Julia Smith Translation
Going to the south and turning round about to the north, it turned round about; the wind turned round about, going, and the wind turned back upon its circuits.
King James 2000
The wind goes toward the south, and turns about unto the north; it whirls about continually, and the wind returns again according to its circuit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wind goes to the south and goes around to the north; around and around it goes, and on its circuit the wind returns.
Modern King James verseion
The wind goes toward the south, and it turns around to the north; it whirls around continually; and the wind returns on its circuits.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The wind goeth toward the South and turneth unto the North, fetcheth his compass, whirleth about, and goeth forth and returneth again to his circuits from whence he did come.
NET Bible
The wind goes to the south and circles around to the north; round and round the wind goes and on its rounds it returns.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Going unto the south, and circling unto the north, - circling, circling continually, is, the wind, and, over its own circuits, returneth the wind.
Webster
The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about to the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to its circuits.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Interlinear
Cabab
Tsaphown
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 1:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
All Toil Is Profitless And Repetitious
5 The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up. 6 The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever. 7 All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.
Cross References
John 3:8
The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.
Job 37:9
Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.
Job 37:17
You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,
Psalm 107:25
For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.
Psalm 107:29
He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace.
Ecclesiastes 11:5
As you have no knowledge of the way of the wind, or of the growth of the bones in the body of her who is with child, even so you have no knowledge of the works of God who has made all.
Jonah 1:4
And the Lord sent out a great wind on to the sea and there was a violent storm in the sea, so that the ship seemed in danger of being broken.
Matthew 7:24
Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock;
Matthew 7:27
And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.
Acts 27:13-15
And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land.