Ecclesiastes 5:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't be surprised if the poor of your country are abused, and injustice takes the place of justice. After all, the lower officials must do what the higher ones order them to do.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 26:10

He also built defence towers out in the desert. He owned such a large herd of livestock in the western foothills and in the flat lands, that he had cisterns dug there to catch the rainwater. He loved farming, so he had crops and vineyards planted in the hill country wherever there was fertile soil, and he hired farmers to take care of them.

Job 24:23

God may let them feel secure, but they are never out of his sight.

Psalm 12:5

But you, LORD, tell them, “I will do something! The poor are ill-treated and helpless people moan. I'll rescue all who suffer.”

Psalm 55:9

Confuse my enemies, Lord! Upset their plans. Cruelty and violence are all I see in the city,

Psalm 82:1

When all the other gods have come together, the Lord God judges them and says:

Psalm 83:18

Make them realize that you are the LORD Most High, the only ruler of earth!

Psalm 95:3

The LORD is the greatest God, king over all other gods.

Proverbs 22:16

Cheat the poor to make profit or give gifts to the rich— either way you lose.

Proverbs 24:12

Don't say, “I didn't know it!” God can read your mind. He watches each of us and knows our thoughts. And God will pay us back for what we do.

Proverbs 8:17

I love everyone who loves me, and I will be found by all who honestly search.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

Everywhere on earth I saw violence and injustice instead of fairness and justice.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

I looked again and saw people being ill-treated everywhere on earth. They were crying, but no one was there to offer comfort, and those who ill-treated them were powerful.

Ecclesiastes 5:9

And since the king is the highest official, he benefits most from the taxes paid on the land.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Corruption makes fools of sensible people, and bribes can ruin you.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

I noticed all this and thought seriously about what goes on in the world. Why does one person have the power to hurt another?

Isaiah 10:12

The Lord will do what he has planned against Jerusalem and Mount Zion. Then he will punish the proud and boastful king of Assyria,

Isaiah 3:15

The LORD All-Powerful says, “You have crushed my people and rubbed in the dust the faces of the poor.”

Isaiah 37:36

The LORD sent an angel to the camp of the Assyrians, and he killed one hundred and eighty-five thousand of them all in one night. The next morning, the camp was full of dead bodies.

Isaiah 5:7

I am the LORD All-Powerful! Israel is the vineyard, and Judah is the garden I tended with care. I had hoped for honesty and for justice, but dishonesty and cries for mercy were all I found.

Isaiah 57:15

Our holy God lives for ever in the highest heavens, and this is what he says: Though I live high above in the holy place, I am here to help those who are humble and depend only on me.

Ezekiel 18:18

It is his father who will die for cheating and robbing and doing evil.

Amos 5:12

I am the LORD, and I know your terrible sins. You cheat honest people and take bribes; you rob the poor of justice.

Amos 6:12

Horses can't gallop on rocks; oceans can't be ploughed. But you have turned justice and fairness into bitter poison.

Micah 2:9

You take over lovely homes that belong to the women of my nation. Then you cheat their children out of the inheritance that comes from the LORD.

Zechariah 8:6

This may seem impossible for my people who are left, but it isn't impossible for me, the LORD All-Powerful.

Malachi 3:5

The LORD All-Powerful said: I'm now on my way to judge you. And I will quickly condemn all who practise witchcraft or cheat in marriage or tell lies in court or rob workers of their pay or ill-treat widows and orphans or steal the property of foreigners or refuse to respect me.

Luke 1:32

He will be great and will be called the Son of God Most High. The Lord God will make him king, as his ancestor David was.

Luke 1:35

The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come down to you, and God's power will come over you. So your child will be called the holy Son of God.

Luke 1:76

You, my son, will be called a prophet of God in heaven above. You will go ahead of the Lord to get everything ready for him.

Acts 12:23

At once an angel from the Lord struck him down because he took the honour that belonged to God. Later, Herod was eaten by worms and died.

Romans 11:33

Who can measure the wealth and wisdom and knowledge of God? Who can understand his decisions or explain what he does?

James 2:13

Do this, because on the day of judgment there will be no pity for those who have not had pity on others. But even in judgment, God is merciful!

1 Peter 4:12

Dear friends, don't be surprised or shocked that you are going through testing that is like walking through fire.

1 John 3:13

My friends, don't be surprised if the people of this world hate you.