Ecclesiastes 1:7

5 ^aThe sun also rises, and¹ the sun goes down,
And hastens to the place where it arose.

6 ^aThe wind goes toward the south,
And turns around to the north;
The wind whirls about continually,
And comes again on its circuit.

7 ^aAll the rivers run into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full;
To the place from which the rivers come,
There they return again.

8 All things are¹ full of labor;
Man cannot express it.
^aThe eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing.

9 ^aThat which has been is what will be,
That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the sun.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full - The reason is, nothing goes into it either by the; rivers or by rain, that does not come from it: and to the place whence the rivers come, whether from the sea originally by evaporation, or immediately by rain, thither they return again; for the water exhaled from the sea by evaporation is collected in the clouds, and in rain, etc., falls upon the tops of the mountains; and, filtered through their fissures, produce streams, several of which uniting, make rivers, which flow into the sea. The water is again evaporated by the sun; the vapors collected are precipitated; and, being filtered through the earth, become streams, etc., as before.

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