Ecclesiastes 4:1

Evil Under the Sun

1 Then I returned and considered all the a oppression that is done under the sun:
And look! The tears of the oppressed,
But they have no comforter -
1 On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.

  1. Cross References
    Job 35:9
    Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.
    Psalms 12:5
    "For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he yearns."
    Ecclesiastes 3:16
    Moreover I saw under the sun: In the place of judgment, Wickedness was there; And in the place of righteousness, Iniquity was there.
    Ecclesiastes 5:8
    If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
    Isaiah 5:7
    For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
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