World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:5
“The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 1
3
What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
4
One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
5
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
6
The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.
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All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.
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Reflections on life’s meaning and the pursuit of lasting purpose in God.
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