Parallel Verses New International Version If clouds are full of water, they pour rain on the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie. King James Bible If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. Darby Bible Translation If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. World English Bible If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be. Young's Literal Translation If the thick clouds are full of rain, On the earth they empty themselves; And if a tree doth fall in the south or to the north, The place where the tree falleth, there it is. Ecclesiastes 11:3 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleIf the clouds be full of rain - Act as the clouds; when they are full they pour out their water indifferently on the field and on the desert. By giving charity indiscriminately, it may be that thou wilt often give it to the unworthy: but thou shouldst ever consider that he is an object of thy charity, who appears to be in real want; and better relieve or give to a hundred worthless persons, than pass by one who is in real distress. Where the tree falleth, there it shall be - Death is at no great distance; thou hast but a short time to do good. Acquire a heavenly disposition while here; for there will be no change after this life. If thou die in the love of God, and in the love of man, in that state wilt thou be found in the day of judgment. If a tree about to fall lean to the north, to the north it will fall; if to the south, it will fall to that quarter. In whatever disposition or state of soul thou diest, in that thou wilt be found in the eternal world. Death refines nothing, purifies nothing, kills no sin, helps to no glory. Let thy continual bent and inclination be to God, to holiness, to charity, to mercy, and to heaven: then, fall when thou mayest, thou wilt fall well. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge the clouds if the tree Library A New Years Sermon to the Young'Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.... Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.'--ECCLES. xi. 9; xii. 1. This strange, and in some places perplexing Book of Ecclesiastes, is intended to … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Curiosity a Temptation to Sin. Ecclesiastes Cross References Ecclesiastes 11:2 Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. Ecclesiastes 11:4 Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap. Jump to Previous Clouds Earth Empty Fall Falleth Falls Full Lies North Pour Rain South Themselves Thick Towards Tree Water Whatever Wherever WhetherJump to Next Clouds Earth Empty Fall Falleth Falls Full Lies North Pour Rain South Themselves Thick Towards Tree Water Whatever Wherever WhetherLinks Ecclesiastes 11:3 NIVEcclesiastes 11:3 NLT Ecclesiastes 11:3 ESV Ecclesiastes 11:3 NASB Ecclesiastes 11:3 KJV Ecclesiastes 11:3 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 11:3 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 11:3 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 11:3 French Bible Ecclesiastes 11:3 German Bible Ecclesiastes 11:3 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |