Parallel Verses
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.
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 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
Ruwach
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 also arises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it arose. 6 The wind goes toward the south, and it turns around to the north; it whirls around continually; and the wind returns on its circuits. 7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; to the place from where the rivers come, there they return again.
Cross References
John 3:8
The Spirit breathes where He desires, and you hear His voice, but you do not know from where He comes, and where He goes; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.
Job 37:9
Out of the storeroom comes the tempest; and cold from scattering winds.
Job 37:17
You whose clothes warm when He quiets the earth from the south wind?
Psalm 107:25
For He commands and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
Psalm 107:29
He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
Ecclesiastes 11:5
As you do not know what is the way of the spirit, as how the bones grow in the pregnant woman's womb; even so you do not know the works of God who makes all.
Jonah 1:4
But Jehovah hurled a great wind into the sea, and there was a great storm in the sea, so that the ship was thought to be broken.
Matthew 7:24
Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.
Matthew 7:27
And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the wind blew and beat on that house. And it fell, and great was its fall.
Acts 27:13-15
And a south wind blowing softly, thinking to have obtained their purpose, lifting anchor, they sailed along close beside Crete.