But Job, you don’t know these things.\par All you know is that you sweat,\par your clothes stick to you,\par and everything is still and quiet\par when the heat wave comes\par from the south.\par
Ecclesiastes 1:6 - Easy To Read Version The wind blows to the south, and the wind blows to the north. The wind blows around and around. Then the wind turns and blows back to the place it began. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The wind goes to the south and circles about to the north; it circles and circles about continually, and on its circuit the wind returns again. [John 3:8.] 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. Common English Bible The wind blows to the south, goes around to the north; around and around blows the wind; the wind returns to its rounds again. Catholic Public Domain Version it circles through the south, and arcs toward the north. The spirit continues on, illuminating everything in its circuit, and turning again in its cycle. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
But Job, you don’t know these things.\par All you know is that you sweat,\par your clothes stick to you,\par and everything is still and quiet\par when the heat wave comes\par from the south.\par
Whirlwinds come from the south.\par The cold winds come from the north.\par
God gave the command,\par and a strong wind began to blow.\par The waves became higher and higher.\par
All rivers flow again and again to the same place. They all flow to the sea, but the sea doesn’t become full.
You don’t know where the wind blows. And you don’t know how a baby grows in its mother’s body. In the same way, you don’t know what God will do—and he makes everything happen.
But the Lord brought a great storm on the sea. The wind made the sea very rough. The storm was very strong and the boat was ready to break apart.
“Every person that hears these things I say and obeys is like a wise man. The wise man built his house on rock.
It rained hard, the water rose, and the winds blew and hit that house. And the house fell with a loud noise.”
The wind blows where it wants to go. You hear the wind blow. But you don’t know where the wind comes from or where the wind is going. It is the same with every person that is born from the Spirit.”