Ecclesiastes 11:3
“If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth,.... They do not retain it; sad would it be for the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ecclesiastes 11:3-6
“Unforeseen events come from God; and the man who is always gazing on the uncertain future will neither begin nor…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 11:1-6
Solomon had often, in this book, pressed it upon rich people to take the comfort of their riches themselves; here he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
If the clouds be full of rain The thought is linked to that which precedes it by the mention of the "evil coming upon…
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