Ecclesiastes 1:7 “All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full; to the pl…”

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full; to the place from which the streams come, there again they flow.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

World English Bible

All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.

American Standard Version

All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.

Geneva Bible 1599

All the riuers goe into the sea, yet the sea is not full: for the riuers goe vnto ye place, whence they returne, and goe.

Darby Translation

All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.

Young's Literal Translation

All the streams are going unto the sea, and the sea is not full; unto a place whither the streams are going, thither they are turning back to go.

Bible in Basic English

All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.

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In context

6The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.

8All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.

Read Ecclesiastes 1