Ecclesiastes 1:6
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“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
What Does Ecclesiastes 1:6 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 1:6 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 1, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 1:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Ecclesiastes 6:11“Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?”Ecclesiastes 11:5“As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.”Song of Solomon 4:16“Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.”Job 37:9“Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.”Job 37:17“How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?”Psalms 107:25“For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.”Psalms 107:29“He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.”Jonah 1:4“But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.”Matthew 7:24“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:”Matthew 7:27“And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.”Acts 27:13“And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.”
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