Ecclesiastes 4:1

וְשַׁבְתִּֽי אֲנִי וָאֶרְאֶה אֶת ־ כָּל ־ הָעֲשֻׁקִים אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשִׂים תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ וְהִנֵּה ׀ דִּמְעַת הָעֲשֻׁקִים וְאֵין לָהֶם מְנַחֵם וּמִיַּד עֹֽשְׁקֵיהֶם כֹּחַ וְאֵין לָהֶם מְנַחֵֽם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2וְשַׁבֵּחַ אֲנִי אֶת ־ הַמֵּתִים שֶׁכְּבָר מֵתוּ מִן ־ הַחַיִּים אֲשֶׁר הֵמָּה חַיִּים עֲדֶֽנָה ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 1:16וַיֹּאמֶר בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן אֶת ־ הָֽעִבְרִיּוֹת וּרְאִיתֶן עַל ־ הָאָבְנָיִם אִם ־ בֵּן הוּא וַהֲמִתֶּן אֹתוֹ וְאִם ־ בַּת הִיא וָחָֽיָה ׃

Exodus 2:23וַיְהִי בַיָּמִים הָֽרַבִּים הָהֵם וַיָּמָת מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם וַיֵּאָנְחוּ בְנֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן ־ הָעֲבֹדָה וַיִּזְעָקוּ וַתַּעַל שַׁוְעָתָם אֶל ־ הָאֱלֹהִים מִן ־ הָעֲבֹדָֽה ׃

Exodus 5:18וְעַתָּה לְכוּ עִבְדוּ וְתֶבֶן לֹא ־ יִנָּתֵן לָכֶם וְתֹכֶן לְבֵנִים תִּתֵּֽנּוּ ׃

Deuteronomy 28:48וְעָבַדְתָּ אֶת ־ אֹיְבֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר יְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ יְהוָה בָּךְ בְּרָעָב וּבְצָמָא וּבְעֵירֹם וּבְחֹסֶר כֹּל וְנָתַן עֹל בַּרְזֶל עַל ־ צַוָּארֶךָ עַד הִשְׁמִידוֹ אֹתָֽךְ ׃

Judges 10:7וַיִּֽחַר ־ אַף יְהוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיִּמְכְּרֵם בְּיַד ־ פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּבְיַד בְּנֵי עַמּֽוֹן ׃

Job 6:29שֻֽׁבוּ ־ נָא אַל ־ תְּהִי עַוְלָה ושבי עוֹד צִדְקִי ־ בָֽהּ ׃

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 4:1

Solomon, having shown the vanity of this world in the temptation which those in power feel to oppress and trample upon their subjects, here further shows, I. The temptation which the oppressed feel to discontent and impatience, ver. 1-3 . II. The temptation which those that love their case feel to take their case and neglect business, for fear of being envied, ver. 4-6 . III. The folly of hoarding up abundance of worldly wealth, ver. 7, 8 . IV. A remedy against that folly, in being made sensible of the benefit of… Read the whole commentary →

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