Ecclesiastes 1:6

The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ecclesiastes 1

3 songs meet this passage

  • “Is the truth really there”

    Round and Round · Prince & Tevin Campbell

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 1:6

    The Preacher describes the wind, and by extension life's searching, as going round and round without settling, which mirrors the song's circular hunt for truth.

  • Crazy · Seal

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 1:2-9

    The song's hazy search for meaning and connection amid a repetitive, uncertain world echoes the Preacher's own restless questioning.

  • “The world's still spinning 'round, we don't know why”

    Champagne Supernova · Oasis

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 1:3-9

    Like the Preacher's observation that everything cycles without clear purpose, the song voices the same bewildered wondering about life's repetition and meaning.

Elsewhere in Ecclesiastes 1