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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north,.... The word "wind" is not in this clause in the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
More literally, Going toward the south and veering toward the north, veering, veering goes the wind; and to its veerings…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 1:4-8
To prove the vanity of all things under the sun, and their insufficiency to make us happy, Solomon here shows, 1. That…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The wind goeth toward the south This comes after the sun as exhibiting a like, though more irregular, law of mutability.…
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