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Ecclesiastes 11:4

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

KJV

Qui observat ventum non seminat ; et qui considerat nubes numquam metet.

Vulgate

τηρῶν ἄνεμον οὐ σπερεῖ, καὶ βλέπων ἐν ταῖς νεφέλαις οὐ θερίσει.

LXX

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

ASV

שֹׁמֵ֥ר ר֖וּחַ לֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ע וְ/רֹאֶ֥ה בֶ/עָבִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִקְצֽוֹר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עָ֑ב
'b
noun · 32×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
תִּזְרַ֣ע
tzr'
verb · 55×
תִּקְצַ֥ר
tqtsr
verb · 51×

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.
  • Mark 4:26 — And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
  • Prov 3:27 — Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
  • Prov 20:4 — The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  • Prov 22:13 — The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.