Ecclesiastes 11:3

“If the clouds are full of rain, on the earth they empty it; and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will be.”

Ecclesiastes 11:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 11:3, word by word

the cloudsעָבִיםavim

thick cloud

A dark, laden cloud that brings rain or storm.

Where else “avim” appears
are fullיִמָּלְאוּyimalu

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

Where else “yimalu” appears
of rainגֶּשֶׁםgeshem

heavy rain

Heavy rain, downpour.

Where else “geshem” appears
on the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
they empty itיָרִיקוּyariku

empty

To leave a sack, jar or net without its contents, pouring them out.

Where else “yariku” appears
a treeעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

Where else “ets” appears
fallsיִפּוֹלyipol

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

Where else “yipol” appears
to the southדָּרוֹםdarom

south

The south; in poetry, the south wind.

Where else “darom” appears
or to the northצָּפוֹןtsafon

north

North.

Where else “tsafon” appears
in the placeמְקוֹםmekom

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “mekom” appears
it will beיְהוּאyehu

be

To exist or be in a certain state; to come to be something.

Where else “yehu” appears

The context

2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.

3 · This verse (above)

4Whoever watches the wind will not sow, and whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.

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