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Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.

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ASV

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

KJV

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשַׁ֣בְתִּֽיve.Shav.tiand I returnedH7725 →
אֲנִ֗י'a.NiIH589 →
וָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'Ehand I sawH7200 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָ֣עֲשֻׁקִ֔יםha.'a.shu.Kimthe oppression<s>H6217 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
נַעֲשִׂ֖יםna.'a.Sim[were being] doneH6213 →
תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478 →
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sunH8121 →
וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.Nehand there!H2009 →
דִּמְעַ֣תdim.'At[the] tear[s] ofH1832 →
הָעֲשֻׁקִ֗יםha.'a.shu.Kimthe oppressedH6217 →
וְאֵ֤יןve.'Einand notH369 →
לָהֶם֙la.Hem[belonged] to <the> them
מְנַחֵ֔םme.na.Chema comforterH5162 →
וּמִיַּ֤דu.mi.Yadand [was] from [the] hand ofH3027 →
עֹֽשְׁקֵיהֶם֙'o.she.kei.Hemoppressors theirH6231 →
כֹּ֔חַKo.achpowerH3581 →
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hem[belonged] to <the> them
מְנַחֵֽם׃me.na.Chema comforterH5162 →

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Ecclesiastes 3:16Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.2 Timothy 4:16–17At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”Isaiah 59:13–15rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.Job 35:9Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.Lamentations 1:2She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.Matthew 26:56But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.James 5:4Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.Psalms 42:9I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”Lamentations 1:9Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”Isaiah 51:23I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.Exodus 3:9And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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