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Ecclesiastes 11:5

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

Ecclesiastes 11:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 11:5

Theological / Devotional

Spirit. Translated from the same word that is rendered “wind” in v. 4, but perhaps better understood as “spirit” here.

The bones. The growth and development of the bony structure of the fetus is a source of wonder (Job 10:8-11; Ps. 139:13—17).

Works of God. See on Eccl. 7:13.

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