Parallel Verses
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.
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 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.
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 Also, the sun hath risen, and the sun hath gone in, and unto its place panting it is rising there. 6 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. 7 All the streams are going unto the sea, and the sea is not full; unto a place whither the streams are going, thither they are turning back to go.
Cross References
John 3:8
the Spirit where he willeth doth blow, and his voice thou dost hear, but thou hast not known whence he cometh, and whither he goeth; thus is every one who hath been born of the Spirit.'
Job 37:9
From the inner chamber cometh a hurricane, And from scatterings winds -- cold,
Job 37:17
How thy garments are warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
Psalm 107:25
And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,
Psalm 107:29
He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.
Ecclesiastes 11:5
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, How -- bones in the womb of the full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.
Jonah 1:4
And Jehovah hath cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great tempest in the sea, and the ship hath reckoned to be broken;
Matthew 7:24
'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;
Matthew 7:27
and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.'
Acts 27:13-15
and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained their purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,