Ecclesiastes 4:1
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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
Ecclesiastes 3:16
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Injustice Seems to Prevail
16 Moreover (A)I saw under the sun:
In the place of [a]judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
[b]Iniquity was there.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 justice
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 Wickedness
Isaiah 5:7
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7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel,
And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant.
He looked for justice, but behold, oppression;
For righteousness, but behold, [a]a cry for help.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:7 wailing
Ecclesiastes 5:8
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The Vanity of Gain and Honor
8 If you (A)see the oppression of the poor, and the violent [a]perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for (B)high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:8 wresting
James 5:4
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4 Indeed (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and (B)the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of [a]Sabaoth.
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- James 5:4 Lit., in Heb., Hosts
Lamentations 1:9
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9 Her uncleanness is in her skirts;
She (A)did not consider her destiny;
Therefore her collapse was awesome;
She had no comforter.
“O Lord, behold my affliction,
For the enemy is exalted!”
Lamentations 1:2
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2 She (A)weeps bitterly in the (B)night,
Her tears are on her cheeks;
Among all her lovers
She has none to comfort her.
All her friends have dealt treacherously with her;
They have become her enemies.
2 Timothy 4:16-17
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16 At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. (A)May it not be charged against them.
The Lord Is Faithful
17 (B)But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, (C)so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered (D)out of the mouth of the lion.
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Matthew 26:56
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56 But all this was done that the (A)Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.”
Then (B)all the disciples forsook Him and fled.
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Malachi 3:18
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18 (A)Then you shall again discern
Between the righteous and the wicked,
Between one who serves God
And one who does not serve Him.
Malachi 3:5
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5 And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
(A)Against perjurers,
Against those who (B)exploit wage earners and (C)widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 2:13
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13 And this is the second thing you do:
You cover the altar of the Lord with tears,
With weeping and crying;
So He does not regard the offering anymore,
Nor receive it with goodwill from your hands.
Isaiah 59:13-15
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13 In transgressing and lying against the Lord,
And departing from our God,
Speaking oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and uttering (A)from the heart words of falsehood.
14 Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands afar off;
For truth is fallen in the street,
And equity cannot enter.
15 So truth fails,
And he who departs from evil makes himself a (B)prey.
The Redeemer of Zion
Then the Lord saw it, and [a]it displeased Him
That there was no justice.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 59:15 Lit. it was evil in His eyes
Isaiah 59:7
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7 (A)Their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed (B)innocent blood;
(C)Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity;
Wasting and (D)destruction are in their paths.
Isaiah 51:23
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23 (A)But I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you,
Who have said to [a]you,
‘Lie down, that we may walk over you.’
And you have laid your body like the ground,
And as the street, for those who walk over.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:23 Lit. your soul
Ecclesiastes 7:7
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- Ecclesiastes 7:7 destroys
Proverbs 28:15-16
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16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a great (C)oppressor,
But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.
Proverbs 28:3
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Lit. and there is no bread
Proverbs 19:7
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7 (A)All the brothers of the poor hate him;
How much more do his friends go (B)far from him!
He may pursue them with words, yet they [a]abandon him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 Lit. are not
Psalm 142:4
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4 Look on my right hand and see,
For there is no one who acknowledges me;
Refuge has failed me;
No one cares for my soul.
Psalm 102:8-9
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8 My enemies reproach me all day long;
Those who deride me swear an oath against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
Psalm 80:5
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5 (A)You have fed them with the bread of tears,
And given them tears to drink in great measure.
Psalm 69:20
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20 Reproach has broken my heart,
And I am full of [a]heaviness;
(A)I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none;
And for (B)comforters, but I found none.
Footnotes
- Psalm 69:20 Lit. sickness
Psalm 42:9
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9 I will say to God my Rock,
(A)“Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
Psalm 42:3
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3 (A)My tears have been my food day and night,
While they continually say to me,
(B)“Where is your God?”
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