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Ecclesiastes 4:1
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Ecclesiastes 4:1
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Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness
4 Again I looked and saw all the oppression(A) that was taking place under the sun:
I saw the tears of the oppressed—
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
and they have no comforter.(B)
Ecclesiastes 4:1
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 4:1
New King James Version
The Uselessness of Selfish Toil
4 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—
[a]On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 Lit. At the hand
Jeremiah 16:7
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Jeremiah 16:7
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7 No one will offer food(A) to comfort those who mourn(B) for the dead—not even for a father or a mother—nor will anyone give them a drink to console(C) them.
Jeremiah 16:7
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Jeremiah 16:7
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7 Nor shall men break bread in mourning for them, to comfort them for the dead; nor shall men give them the cup of consolation to (A)drink for their father or their mother.
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