Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 4:1

¹Again 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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Again	וְשַׁ֣בְתִּֽי	wə·šaḇ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
and I	אֲנִ֗י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
considered	וָאֶרְאֶה֙	wā·’er·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the oppression	הָ֣עֲשֻׁקִ֔ים	hā·‘ă·šu·qîm	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H6217 tyranny
taking place	נַעֲשִׂ֖ים	na·‘ă·śîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the sun	הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
saw	וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the tears	דִּמְעַ֣ת	dim·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1832 tears
of the oppressed	הָעֲשֻׁקִ֗ים	hā·‘ă·šu·qîm	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H6217 tyranny
and they had no	וְאֵ֤ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
comforter	מְנַחֵ֔ם	mə·na·ḥêm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console
the power	כֹּ֔חַ	kō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
in the hands	וּמִיַּ֤ד	ū·mî·yaḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of their oppressors	עֹֽשְׁקֵיהֶם֙	‘ō·šə·qê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
and there was no	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
comforter	מְנַחֵֽם׃	mə·na·ḥêm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 3:16 · Ecclesiastes 5:8 · 2 Timothy 4:16–17 · Isaiah 5:7 · Isaiah 59:13–15 · Lamentations 1:9 · Isaiah 51:23 · James 5:4 · Matthew 26:56 · Lamentations 1:2 · Malachi 3:5 · Psalm 42:3

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