Ecclesiastes 8:9

Legacy Standard Bible

All this I have seen and given my heart to every work that has been done under the sun wherein a man has power over another man to his calamity.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:7

And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; then he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.

Exodus 14:28

And the waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even Pharaoh’s entire army that had gone into the sea after them; not even one of them remained.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:10

I have seen the endeavor which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold, I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a sickening evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their master to his own evil demise.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

For in many dreams and vanities are many words. Rather, fear God.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see oppression of the poor and robbery of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished over the matter; for a lofty one keeps watch over another lofty one, and there are loftier ones over them.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I turned my heart to know, to explore, and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the wickedness of foolishness and the simpleminded folly of madness.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

For oppression gives a wise man over to madness, And a bribe destroys the heart.

Deuteronomy 2:30

But Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing for us to pass through his land, for Yahweh your God stiffened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, in order to give him over into your hand, as he is today.