Ecclesiastes 1:6
and turns to the north;
round and round it goes,
ever returning on its course.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 The wind blows to the south
and goes around to the north;
around and around goes the wind,
and on its circuits the wind returns.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 The wind goes toward the south,
And turns around to the north;
The wind whirls about continually,
And comes again on its circuit.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 The wind blows to the south;
it blows to the north.
It blows from one direction and then another.
Then it turns around and repeats the same pattern, going nowhere.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 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.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 The wind blows toward the south and shifts toward the north.
Round and round it blows. It blows in a full circle.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 Gusting to the south,
turning to the north,
turning, turning, goes the wind,
and the wind returns in its cycles.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 The wind blows to the south,
and goes around to the north;
round and round goes the wind,
and on its circuits the wind returns.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 The wind goes to the south and goes around to the north;
around and around it goes, and on its circuit the wind returns.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 The wind blows to the south.
Then it turns to the north.
Around and around it goes.
It always returns to where it started.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 Blowing toward the south,
Then turning toward the north,
The wind continues swirling along;
And on its circular courses the wind returns.