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Ecclesiastes 1:6

6 1aBlowing toward the south,

Then turning toward the north,

The wind continues 2swirling along;

And on its circular courses the wind returns.

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Ecclesiastes 1:6 — The New International Version (NIV)

The wind blows to the south

and turns to the north;

round and round it goes,

ever returning on its course.

Ecclesiastes 1:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

The wind blows to the south.

Then it turns to the north.

Around and around it goes.

It always returns to where it started.


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