Treasury of Scripture Knowledge All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea doth not overflow: unto the place from whence the rivers come, they return, to flow again. the rivers run Job 38:10,11 I set my bounds around it, and made it bars and doors: . . . Psalm 104:6-9 The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand. . . . return again Context Everything is Futile…6Maketh 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. 7All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea doth not overflow: unto the place from whence the rivers come, they return, to flow again.8All things are hard: man cannot explain them by word. The eye is not filled with seeing, neither is the ear filled with hearing.… Cross References Ecclesiastes 1:6 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. Ecclesiastes 1:8 All things are hard: man cannot explain them by word. The eye is not filled with seeing, neither is the ear filled with hearing. Lexicon Allכָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the rivers הַנְּחָלִים֙ (han·nə·ḥā·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft flow הֹלְכִ֣ים (hō·lə·ḵîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the sea, הַיָּ֔ם (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin yet the sea וְהַיָּ֖ם (wə·hay·yām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin is never אֵינֶ֣נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle full; מָלֵ֑א (mā·lê) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4392: Full, filling, fulness, fully to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the place מְק֗וֹם (mə·qō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition from which the streams שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙ (še·han·nə·ḥā·lîm) Pronoun - relative, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft come, הֹֽלְכִ֔ים (hō·lə·ḵîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk there שָׁ֛ם (šām) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither again שָׁבִ֖ים (šā·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again they הֵ֥ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: They flow. לָלָֽכֶת׃ (lā·lā·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk Additional Translations 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.All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; to the place from where the rivers come, thither they return again. All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again. All the rivers run into the sea; and yet the sea is not filled: to the place whence the rivers come, thither they return again. All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again. All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; to the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again. 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. Jump to Previous Flow Full Rivers Run Sea Streams Thither Turning Whence WhitherJump to Next Flow Full Rivers Run Sea Streams Thither Turning Whence WhitherExternal Links Ecclesiastes 1:7 NIVEcclesiastes 1:7 NLT Ecclesiastes 1:7 ESV Ecclesiastes 1:7 NASB Ecclesiastes 1:7 ASV Ecclesiastes 1:7 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 1:7 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 1:7 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 1:7 French Bible Ecclesiastes 1:7 German Bible Alphabetical: again All come flow from full into is never not place return rivers sea streams the there they To where yet OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 1:7 All the rivers run into the sea (Ecclesiast. Ec Ecc Eccles.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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