You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
Acts 27:13 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So when the south wind blew softly, supposing they were gaining their object, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, hugging the coast. American Standard Version (1901) And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore. Common English Bible When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they could carry out their plan. They pulled up anchor and sailed closely along the coast of Crete. Catholic Public Domain Version And since the south wind was blowing gently, they thought that they might reach their goal. And after they had set out from Asson, they weighed anchor at Crete. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the south wind gently blowing, thinking that they had obtained their purpose, when they had loosed from Asson, they sailed close by Crete. |
You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
Awake, north wind; and come, you south! Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and taste his precious fruits. Lover
When a south wind blows, you say, 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens.
Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!*
Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking northeast and southeast.
When they had been long without food, Sha'ul stood up in the middle of them, and said, *Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.
With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, *Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.*
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;