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Ecclesiastes 1:6

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.

KJV

gyrat per meridiem, et flectitur ad aquilonem. Lustrans universa in circuitu pergit spiritus, et in circulos suos revertitur.

Vulgate

πορεύεται πρὸς νότον καὶ κυκλοῖ πρὸς βορρᾶν· κυκλοῖ κυκλῶν, πορεύεται τὸ πνεῦμα, καὶ ἐπὶ κύκλους αὐτοῦ ἐπιστρέφει τὸ πνεῦμα.

LXX

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.

ASV

הוֹלֵךְ֙ אֶל דָּר֔וֹם וְ/סוֹבֵ֖ב אֶל צָפ֑וֹן סוֹבֵ֤ב סֹבֵב֙ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ הָ/ר֔וּחַ וְ/עַל סְבִיבֹתָ֖י/ו שָׁ֥ב הָ/רֽוּחַ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
דָּר֑וֹם
drvm
noun · 17×
ה
h
noun · 153×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
נִי
ny
verb · 158×
סָבִֽיב
sbyb
noun · 334×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 3:8 — The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.