Ecclesiastes 11:3

Ecclesiastes 11:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3If 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.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

3If the clouds are full, they pour out rain on the earth; and whether a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, wherever the tree falls, there it 11:3 Lit islies.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

3If the clouds are full, they pour out rain upon the earth; and whether a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, wherever the tree falls, there it lies.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

3If 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 it lies.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

3If the clouds are full,
they will pour out rain upon the earth;
whether a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where it falls, there it will lie.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

3Clouds that are full of water
pour rain down on the earth.
A tree might fall to the south or the north.
It will stay in the place where it falls.

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