Ecclesiastes 11:5
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“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.”Ecclesiastes 11:5
What Does Ecclesiastes 11:5 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 11:5 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 11, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 11:5 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.”Psalms 139:15“My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.”Psalms 92:5“O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.”Ecclesiastes 8:17“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”Romans 11:33“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!”Isaiah 40:28“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.”Psalms 104:24“O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.”Psalms 139:13“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.”Ecclesiastes 7:24“That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?”Job 26:5“Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.”Job 36:24“Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.”Mark 4:27“And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.”Job 5:9“Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:”Job 38:4“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.”Psalms 40:5“Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.”Job 37:23“Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.”John 9:10“Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?”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.”1 Corinthians 15:35“But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?”
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