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Ecclesiastes 5:8

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

KJV

et insuper universæ terræ rex imperat servienti.

Vulgate

καὶ περισσεία γῆς· ἐπὶ παντί ἐστι βασιλεὺς τοῦ ἀγροῦ εἰργασμένου.

LXX

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.

ASV

וְ/יִתְר֥וֹן אֶ֖רֶץ בַּ/כֹּ֣ל היא ה֑וּא מֶ֥לֶךְ לְ/שָׂדֶ֖ה נֶעֱבָֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
יִתְר֥וֹן
ytrvn
noun · 10×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ם
m
verb · 287×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
שָּׂדֶ֔ה
shdh
noun · 334×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1John 3:13 — Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
  • 1Kgs 21:19 — And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the
  • 1Thess 4:6 — That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
  • 2Chr 19:6 — And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.
  • Amos 4:1 — Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
  • Col 4:1 — Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
  • Eccl 3:16 — And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
  • Eccl 3:16 — And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
  • Eccl 4:1 — 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
  • Eccl 4:1 — 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
  • Eccl 8:9 — All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
  • Exod 3:9 — Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
  • Exod 23:6 — Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
  • Gen 31:12 — And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
  • Hab 1:3 — Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
  • Jas 2:6 — But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
  • Job 11:11 — For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
  • Job 17:8 — Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
  • Job 34:19 — How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
  • Matt 13:41 — The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
  • Prov 3:31 — Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
  • Prov 14:31 — He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
  • Prov 24:12 — If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works
  • Ps 12:5 — For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
  • Ps 12:5 — For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
  • Ps 37:7 — Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
  • Ps 58:10 — The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
  • Ps 82:1 — God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
  • Ps 82:1 — God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
  • Ps 94:20 — Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
  • Ps 109:31 — For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
  • Rev 17:6 — And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.