Ecclesiastes 1:6
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.This verse in the real world
In what words
- דָּרוֹםdârôwmthe south; poet. the south wind
- צָפוֹןtsâphôwnproperly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
- סָבַבçâbabto revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- רוּחַrûwachwind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, l
- הָלַךְhâlakto walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- שׁוּבshûwbto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jhn 3:8, Ecc 11:5, Job 37:17, Psa 107:25, Psa 107:29, Job 37:9