Ecclesiastes 5:8

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

If you see the oppression of the poor, or the removing of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be amazed at the purpose. For a high one over a high one is watching; and high ones are over them.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 26:10

And he built towers in the wilderness, and dug many wells, for he had many cattle, both in the low country and in the plain; also he had farmers and vinedressers in the mountains, and in Carmel; for he was a lover of the earth.

Job 24:23

He gives security to him, and he leans on it; yet His eyes are on their ways.

Psalm 12:5

For the pain of afflicted ones, for the sighing of the needy ones, I will now rise up, says Jehovah; I will set in safety; he pants for it.

Psalm 55:9

Swallow up, O Lord; divide their tongue; for I see violence and strife in the city.

Psalm 82:1

A Psalm of Asaph God stands in the assembly of the mighty; He judges in the midst of the gods.

Psalm 83:18

And let them know You rule ; Your name is Jehovah, that You alone are the Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 95:3

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

Proverbs 22:16

One oppresses the poor one to increase riches to him, he gives to the rich one, only to come to poverty.

Proverbs 24:12

for you say, Behold, we did not know this. Does not He who weighs the heart consider it? And the One who keeps your soul, does He not know? Yea, He repays to a man according to his work.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love Me, and those who seek Me early find Me.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

And again I saw under the sun the place of judgment: wickedness is there; and the place of righteousness, wickedness is there.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

So I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold the tears of those who were oppressed, and there is not for them one who comforts! And at the hand of those oppressing them was power; but there was not one who comforts them.

Ecclesiastes 5:9

And the advantage of a land, it is among all; even a king has a field being tilled.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

For oppression makes a wise man mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this I have seen. I gave my heart to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which a man rules over a man for an evil reason to him.

Isaiah 10:12

And it will be, when the Lord has broken off all His work in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I will call to account on him the fruit of the greatness of heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his high eyes.

Isaiah 3:15

What is it to you? You crush My people, and you grind the faces of the afflicted ones, a statement of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts?

Isaiah 37:36

And the Angel of Jehovah went out and struck a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of Assyria. And they rose early in the morning; and, behold! They were all corpses who died.

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the man of Judah is His delightful plant. And He waited for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, a cry!

Isaiah 57:15

For so says the One being high and being lifted up, He who inhabits eternity, and Holy is His name: I dwell in the high and holy place, even with the contrite one and the humble of spirit, to make live the spirit of the humble ones and to make live the heart of the contrite ones.

Ezekiel 18:18

His father, because he did extortion, plundering his brother by plunder, and did not do the good thing among his people, behold, even he shall die in his iniquity.

Amos 5:12

For I know your transgressions are many, and numerous are your sins: oppressing the righteous ones, taking of a bribe, and turning aside the needy ones in the gate.

Amos 6:12

Shall horses run on the rock? Or will one plow there with oxen? For you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,

Micah 2:9

You have driven out the wives of My people from the house of her delight; you have taken away My majesty forever from her children.

Zechariah 8:6

So says Jehovah of Hosts: If it is being wonderful in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be wonderful in My eyes? a statement of Jehovah of Hosts.

Malachi 3:5

And I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against those divining, and against ones doing adultery, and against those swearing to a lie; and against those who extort from the hired laborer’s pay; and turning away the widow, and the fatherless, and the sojourner, and the one not fearing Me, says Jehovah of Hosts.

Luke 1:32

This One will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

Luke 1:35

And answering, the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you, and on account of this the Holy One being born of you will be called Son of God.

Luke 1:76

And you, child, will be called Prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, Mal. 3:1

Acts 12:23

And instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give the glory to God. And having been eaten of worms, he breathed out his soul.

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches and of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

James 2:13

For judgment will be without mercy to the one not doing mercy. And mercy rejoices over judgment.

1 Peter 4:12

Beloved ones, do not be astonished at the fiery trial taking place among you for a test, as if a strange thing were happening to you;

1 John 3:13

Do not marvel, my brothers, if the world hates you.