Ecclesiastes 11:5

New Century Version

You don’t know where the wind will blow, and you don’t know how a baby grows inside the mother. In the same way, you don’t know what God is doing, or how he created everything.

Cross References

Job 37:23

The Almighty is too high for us to reach. He has great strength; he is always right and never punishes unfairly.

Job 38:4

Where were you when I made the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.

Job 5:9

God does wonders that cannot be understood; he does so many miracles they cannot be counted.

Psalm 104:24

Lord, you have made many things; with your wisdom you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.

Psalm 40:5

Lord my God, you have done many miracles. Your plans for us are many. If I tried to tell them all, there would be too many to count.

Psalm 92:5

Lord, you have done such great things! How deep are your thoughts!

Ecclesiastes 1:13

I decided to use my wisdom to learn about everything that happens on earth. I learned that God has given us terrible things to face.

Ecclesiastes 1:6

The wind blows to the south; it blows to the north. It blows from one direction and then another. Then it turns around and repeats the same pattern, going nowhere.

Ecclesiastes 11:4

Those who wait for perfect weather will never plant seeds; those who look at every cloud will never harvest crops.

Ecclesiastes 3:10

I saw the hard work God has given people to do.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

God has given them a desire to know the future. He does everything just right and on time, but people can never completely understand what he is doing.

Ecclesiastes 7:24

I cannot understand why things are as they are. It is too hard for anyone to understand.

Ecclesiastes 8:17

I also saw all that God has done. Nobody can understand what God does here on earth. No matter how hard people try to understand it, they cannot. Even if wise people say they understand, they cannot; no one can really understand it.

Isaiah 40:28

Surely you know. Surely you have heard. The Lord is the God who lives forever, who created all the world. He does not become tired or need to rest. No one can understand how great his wisdom is.

John 3:8

The wind blows where it wants to and you hear the sound of it, but you don’t know where the wind comes from or where it is going. It is the same with every person who is born from the Spirit.”

Romans 11:33

Yes, God’s riches are very great, and his wisdom and knowledge have no end! No one can explain the things God decides or understand his ways.