Ecclesiastes 1:6

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.

Bible in Basic English ☆

The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round toward the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits.

Darby Translation ☆

The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Maketh his round by the south, and turneth again to the north: the spirit goeth forward surveying all places round about, and returneth to his circuits.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

The winde goeth toward the South, and compasseth towarde the North: the winde goeth rounde about, and returneth by his circuites.

Noyes Bible ☆

The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about to the north; round and round goeth the wind, and returneth to its circuits.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

Going toward the south, and turning round toward the north, the wind moveth round about continually; and around its circles doth the wind return again.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its circuit, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.

King James Version ☆

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round toward the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round towards the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.

Webster Bible ☆

The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about to the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to its circuits.

Revised Version ☆

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.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Arising there it proceeds southward, And goes round toward the north. The wind goes round and round, And the wind returns to its circuits.

World English Bible ☆

The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

The wind goes towards the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

The wind goes towards the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

World English Bible Classic ☆

The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

World English Bible Updated ☆

The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

World Messianic Bible ☆

The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

The wind goes towards the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

Going unto the south, and turning round unto the north, turning round, turning round, the wind is going, and by its circuits the wind hath returned.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

The ruach (wind) goeth toward the darom (south), and turneth about unto the tzafon (north); it whirleth about continually, and the ruach returneth again according to its circuits.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

اَلرِّيحُ تَذْهَبُ إِلَى ٱلْجَنُوبِ، وَتَدُورُ إِلَى ٱلشَّمَالِ. تَذْهَبُ دَائِرَةً دَوَرَانًا، وَإِلَى مَدَارَاتِهَا تَرْجِعُ ٱلرِّيحُ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

လေသည်လည်း အစဉ်လည်သွား၍၊ လည်ပြီး သောအရပ်သို့ တဖန်ပြန်၍လည်ပြန်တတ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

လေ သည်လည်း အစဉ်လည် သွား၍၊ လည်ပြီး သောအရပ် သို့ တဖန်ပြန်၍လည် ပြန်တတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Takhi loe aloih bangah song tathuk moe, aluek bangah amlaem tahang; ahnuk ahma amhae moe, a songhaih ahmuen ah amlaem let.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Tuithim la cet tih tlangpuei la aka mael khohli he a tinghil, a tinghil doela cet. Te phoeiah khohli he a hlaep la mael.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Tuithim la cet tih tlangpuei la aka mael khohli he a tinghil, a tinghil doela cet. Te phoeiah khohli he a hlaep la mael.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

风往南刮，又向北转， 不住地旋转，而且返回转行原道。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

風往南颳，又向北轉， 不住地旋轉，而且返回轉行原道。

World Chinese Bible ☆

风往南吹，又转向北；它不断旋转而行，风又返回它的循环。

Croatian Bible ☆

Vjetar puše na jug i okreće se na sjever, kovitla sad ovamo sad onamo i vraća se u novom vrtlogu.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Jde ku poledni, a obrací se na půlnoci, sem i tam se toče, chodí vítr, a okolky svými navracuje se vítr.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Vinden går mod Syd og drejer mod Nord, den drejer atter og atter og vender tilbage til samme Kredsløb.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Zij gaat naar het zuiden, en zij gaat om naar het noorden; de wind gaat steeds omgaande, en de wind keert weder tot zijn omgangen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Zij gaat naar het zuiden, En keert zich naar het noorden. Rusteloos wentelend jaagt de wind, Op zijn eigen wentelen keert de wind terug.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Iras al sudo kaj reiras al nordo, turniĝas, turniĝas en sia irado la vento, kaj al siaj rondoj revenas la vento.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Le vent va vers le midi, et il tourne vers le nord ; il tourne et retourne ; et le vent revient sur ses circuits.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Le vent va vers le midi, et tourne vers le nord; il va tournoyant çà et là, et revient à ses circuits.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Le vent se dirige vers le midi, tourne vers le nord; puis il tourne encore, et reprend les mêmes circuits.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Le vent se dirige vers le sud, puis tourne vers le nord. Il tourne continuellement dans sa course, et le vent reprend ses circuits.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Der Wind geht nach Süden, und wendet sich nach Norden; sich wendend und wendend geht er, und zu seinen Wendungen kehrt der Wind zurück.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Der Wind geht gen Mittag und kommt herum zur Mitternacht und wieder herum an den Ort, da er anfing.

German Textbibel ☆

Der Wind geht gen Süden und kreiset gen Norden, immerfort kreisend geht er und zu seinen Kreisen kehrt er zurück.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Der Wind weht gegen Süden und wendet sich nach Norden; es weht und wendet sich der Wind, und weil er sich wendet, so kehrt der Wind wieder zurück.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

αὐτὸς ἀνατέλλων ἐκεῖ πορεύεται πρὸς νότον καὶ κυκλοῖ πρὸς βορρᾶν· κυκλοῖ κυκλῶν, πορεύεται τὸ πνεῦμα, καὶ ἐπὶ κύκλους αὐτοῦ ἐπιστρέφει τὸ πνεῦμα.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

αὐτὸς ἀνατέλλων ἐκεῖ πορεύεται πρὸς Νότον, καὶ κυκλοῖ πρὸς Βοῤῥᾶν· κυκλοῖ κυκλῶν πορεύεται τὸ πνεῦμα, καὶ ἐπὶ κύκλους αὐτοῦ ἐπιστρέφει τὸ πνεῦμα.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Van an soufle soti nan nò desann nan sid. Apre sa, li vire soti nan sid moute nan nò. Konsa, l'ap vire tounen nan menm chemen an san rete.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

Puhi aku la ka makani i ke kukulu hema, a huli mai la ia i ke kukulu akau; huli ae la ia io, a io; a hoi hou ka makani i kona wahi i puhi ai.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

הֹולֵךְ֙ אֶל־דָּרֹ֔ום וְסֹובֵ֖ב אֶל־צָפֹ֑ון סֹובֵ֤ב ׀ סֹבֵב֙ הֹולֵ֣ךְ הָר֔וּחַ וְעַל־סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו שָׁ֥ב הָרֽוּחַ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

הולך אל דרום וסובב אל צפון סובב סבב הולך הרוח ועל סביבתיו שב הרוח׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Il vento trae verso il Mezzodì, e poi gira verso il Settentrione; egli va sempre girando, e ritorna a' suoi giri .

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Il vento soffia verso il mezzogiorno, poi gira verso settentrione; va girando, girando continuamente, per ricominciare gli stessi giri.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

風は南へ吹き、北へ巡り、巡り巡って、またその巡路に戻る。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

바람은 남으로 불다가 북으로 돌이키며 이리 돌며 저리 돌아 불던 곳으로 돌아가고

Kosraean Bible ☆

Eng uh tuh eir me ac som nu epang, ac sifil tuk — raun na raun.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

gyrat per meridiem, et flectitur ad aquilonem. Lustrans universa in circuitu pergit spiritus, et in circulos suos revertitur.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

بادبطرف جنوب می‌رود و بطرف شمال دور می‌زند؛ دورزنان دورزنان می‌رود و باد به مدارهای خود برمی گردد.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

O vento vai para o sul, e faz o seu giro para o norte. Gira continuamente em seu curso, e o vento retorna novamente aos seus circuitos.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

O vento vai ao sul, e rodeia para o norte; continuamente o vento vai rodeando e voltando aos lugares onde circulou.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Vântul merge spre sud și se întoarce spre nord; se învârtește continuu, și vântul se întoarce din nou conform rotirilor sale.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Вынтул суфлэ спре мязэзи ши се ынтоарче спре мязэноапте; апой ярэшь се ынтоарче ши ынчепе дин ноу ачеляшь ротитурь.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Идет ветер к югу, и переходит к северу, кружится, кружится на ходу своем, и возвращается ветер на круги свои.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Vetar ide na jug i obrće se, i u obrtanju svom vraća se.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ветар иде на југ и обрће се, и у обртању свом враћа се.

Mashi Bible ☆

Empûsi onabone erhenge njir’îdako eyêrekere njira-nyanya, obone erhangibinduluka, kandi ehârhûle.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

El viento tira hacia el mediodía, y rodea al norte; va girando de continuo, y á sus giros torna el viento de nuevo.

Spanish BLL ☆

El viento sopla hacia el sur y luego gira hacia el norte; da vueltas y vueltas, y en sus giros vuelve siempre a empezar.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

El viento sopla hacia el sur, y gira hacia el norte; va girando continuamente, y a sus giros vuelve el viento de nuevo.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

El viento va hacia el sur, volviendo de nuevo hacia el norte; dando vueltas para siempre.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

El viento sopla hacia el sur y vuelve hacia el norte. Gira sin cesar. Vuelve otra vez a sus giros el viento.

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Revised West Version ☆

‌ʻOku ʻalu ʻae matangi ki he feituʻu tonga, pea toe liliu ki he tokelau: ʻoku fakatakamilo maʻuaipē ia, pea toe ʻalu foki ʻi hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Вітер повіє на полуднє, потім поверне ʼд півночі; знай, крутиться навкруги, та й вертається туди, звідки взявся.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Вітер повіє на полуднє, потім поверне ʼд півночі; знай, крутиться навкруги, та й вертається туди, звідки взявся.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Gió thổi về hướng nam, kế xây qua hướng bắc; nó xây đi vần lại không ngừng, rồi trở về vòng cũ nó.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

הוֹלֵךְ֙ אֶל־דָּר֔וֹם וְסוֹבֵ֖ב אֶל־צָפ֑וֹן סוֹבֵ֤ב ׀ סֹבֵב֙ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ הָר֔וּחַ וְעַל־סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו שָׁ֥ב הָרֽוּחַ׃