Ecclesiastes 5:8

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

If thou

רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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the

עֹשֶׁק

ʻôsheq

H6233

injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain

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of the

עָנִי

ʻânîy

H6041

depressed, in mind or circumstances

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and

חָמָס

châmâç

H2555

violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain

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גֵּזֶל

gêzel

H1499

plunder, i.e. violence

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of

מִשְׁפָּט

mishpâṭ

H4941

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...

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and

צְדָקָה

tsᵉdâqâh

H6666

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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in a

מְדִינָה

mᵉdîynâh

H4082

properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region

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תָּמַהּ

tâmahh

H8539

to be in consternation

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not at the

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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for he that is

גָּבֹהַּ

gâbôahh

H1364

elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant

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than the

עֶלְיוֹן

ʻelyôwn

H5945

an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme

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שָׁמַר

shâmar

H8104

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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and there be

גָּבֹהַּ

gâbôahh

H1364

elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant

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than they

Key Terms in This Verse

perverting H1499

גֵּזֶל gêzel

plunder, i.e. violence

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violent H2555

חָמָס châmâç

violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain

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marvel H8539

תָּמַהּ tâmahh

to be in consternation

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regardeth H8104

שָׁמַר shâmar

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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highest H5945

עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn

an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme

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higher H1364

גָּבֹהַּ gâbôahh

elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant

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higher H1364

גָּבֹהַּ gâbôahh

elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant

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oppression H6233

עֹשֶׁק ʻôsheq

injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain

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province H4082

מְדִינָה mᵉdîynâh

properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region

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justice H6666

צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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Cross References

Psalm 12:5 cross-reference

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.

Ecclesiastes 4:1 cross-reference

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 ...

Ecclesiastes 3:16 cross-reference

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

Psalm 82:1 cross-reference

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

Isaiah 5:7 cross-reference

For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

Malachi 3:5 cross-reference

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his...

Isaiah 10:12 cross-reference

Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of ...

Isaiah 37:36 cross-reference

Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

Luke 1:76 cross-reference

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

Proverbs 8:17 cross-reference

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

Luke 1:35 cross-reference

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be c...

James 2:13 cross-reference

For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

Psalm 95:3 cross-reference

For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Isaiah 57:15 cross-reference

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of t...

Psalm 83:18 cross-reference

That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

Isaiah 3:15 cross-reference

What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

Amos 5:12 cross-reference

For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

Luke 1:32 cross-reference

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

Zechariah 8:6 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.

Psalm 55:9 cross-reference

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Micah 2:9 cross-reference

The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.

Acts 12:23 cross-reference

And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

Amos 6:12 cross-reference

Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

Romans 11:33 cross-reference

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

1 Peter 4:12 cross-reference

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

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