Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 11:3

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.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
the clouds	הֶעָבִ֥ים	he·‘ā·ḇîm	Article; Noun - common plural	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
are full	יִמָּלְא֨וּ	yim·mā·lə·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4390 be full, fill
they will pour out	יָרִ֔יקוּ	yā·rî·qū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7324 make empty, empty out
rain	גֶּ֙שֶׁם֙	ge·šem	Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָ֣רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
whether	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
a tree	עֵ֛ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
falls	יִפּ֥וֹל	yip·pō·wl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to the south	בַּדָּר֖וֹם	bad·dā·rō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1864 south
or	וְאִ֣ם	wə·’im	Conjunction	H518 if
to the north	בַּצָּפ֑וֹן	baṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
in the place	מְק֛וֹם	mə·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition
where	הָעֵ֖ץ	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
falls	שֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹל	še·yip·pō·wl	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
there	שָׁ֥ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
it will lie	יְהֽוּא׃	yə·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1933 fall

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 65:9–13 · 1 John 3:17 · Isaiah 55:10–11 · Luke 13:7 · 1 Kings 18:45 · Luke 16:22–26 · Matthew 3:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.