Ecclesiastes 5:8
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Ecclesiastes 5:8
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For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
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If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
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Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
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Verse Text
If thou seestH7200 the oppressionH6233 of the poorH7326, and violentH1499 perverting of judgmentH4941 and justiceH6664 in a provinceH4082, marvelH8539 not at the matterH2656: for he that is higherH1364 than the highestH1364 regardethH8104; and there be higherH1364 than theyH5921.
אִם־עֹשֶׁק רָשׁ וְגֵזֶל מִשְׁפָּט וָצֶדֶק תִּרְאֶה בַמְּדִינָה אַל־תִּתְמַהּ עַל־הַחֵפֶץ כִּי גָבֹהַּ מֵעַל גָּבֹהַּ שֹׁמֵר וּגְבֹהִים עֲלֵיהֶם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אִם |
'im- | H518 | HC | if |
עֹ֣שֶׁק |
'O.shek | H6233 | HNcmsc | oppression of |
רָ֠שׁ |
rash | H7326 | HVqrmsa | a poor person |
וְ/גֵ֨זֶל |
ve./Ge.zel | H1499 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ robbery of |
מִשְׁפָּ֤ט |
mish.Pat | H4941 | HNcmsa | justice |
וָ/צֶ֨דֶק֙ |
va./Tze.dek | H6664 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ righteousness |
תִּרְאֶ֣ה |
tir.'Eh | H7200 | HVqi2ms | you will see |
בַ/מְּדִינָ֔ה |
va./me.di.Nah | H4082 | HRd/Ncfsa | in the/ province |
אַל |
'al- | H408 | HTn | do not |
תִּתְמַ֖הּ |
tit.Mah | H8539 | HVqj2ms | be astonished |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | on |
הַ/חֵ֑פֶץ |
ha./Che.fetz | H2656 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ matter |
כִּ֣י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
גָבֹ֜הַּ |
ga.Vo.ah | H1364 | HAamsa | a high (one) |
מֵ/עַ֤ל |
me./'Al | H5921 | HR/R | (from)/ over |
גָּבֹ֨הַ֙ |
ga.Vo.ah | H1364 | HAamsa | a high (one) |
שֹׁמֵ֔ר |
sho.Mer | H8104 | HVqrmsa | (is) watching |
וּ/גְבֹהִ֖ים |
u./ge.vo.Him | H1364 | HC/Aampa | and/ high (ones) |
עֲלֵי/הֶֽם |
'a.lei./Hem | H5921 | HR/Sp3mp | over/ them |
- H1364 — גָּבֹהַּ (gâbôahh, gaw-bo'-ah): or גָּבוֹהַּ (gâbôwahh); (fully) from גָּבַהּ (gâbahh) H1361; elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant; haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, [idiom] exceeding proudly.
- H1499 — גֵּזֶל (gêzel, ghe'-zel): from גָּזַל (gâzal) H1497; plunder, i.e. violence; violence, violent perverting.. gozal. See גּוֹזָל (gôwzâl) H1469.
- H2656 — חֵפֶץ (chêphets, khay'-fets): from חָפֵץ (châphêts) H2654; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind); acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
- H4082 — מְדִינָה (mᵉdîynâh, med-ee-naw'): from דִּין (dîyn) H1777; properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region; ([idiom] every) province.
- H4941 — מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ, mish-pawt'): from שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ) H8199; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
- H6233 — עֹשֶׁק (ʻôsheq, o'-shek): from עָשַׁק (ʻâshaq) H6231; injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain; cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).
- H6664 — צֶדֶק (tsedeq, tseh'-dek): from צָדַק (tsâdaq) H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity; [idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
- H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
- H7326 — רוּשׁ (rûwsh, roosh): a primitive root; to be destitute; lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
- H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
- H8539 — תָּמַהּ (tâmahh, taw-mah'): a primitive root; to be in consternation; be amazed, be astonished, marvel(-lously), wonder.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא (lôʼ) H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
- H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Verse Cross-References
- for — Isaiah 57:15, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:35, Luke 1:76
- higher than they — 1 Chronicles 21:15-16, Psalms 95:3, Isaiah 37:36, Matthew 13:41-42, Acts 12:7-10, Acts 12:23
- marvel — Zechariah 8:6, 1 John 3:13, Revelation 17:6-7
- matter — Isaiah 10:5-7, Isaiah 10:12, Isaiah 46:10-11, Habakkuk 1:12, Acts 4:27-28, Romans 11:33
- regardeth — 1 Kings 21:19-20, Job 20:19-29, Job 27:8-23, Psalms 10:17-18, Psalms 12:5, Psalms 58:10-11, Psalms 82:1, Psalms 83:18, Psalms 140:11-12, Isaiah 3:15, Isaiah 5:7, Isaiah 59:13-16, Jeremiah 22:17-19, Ezekiel 22:6-14, Amos 5:12, Amos 6:2-6, Amos 6:12, Amos 8:4-7, Micah 2:1-3, Micah 2:9, Micah 3:1-4, Micah 3:9-12, Micah 6:10-13, Zechariah 7:9-13, Malachi 3:5, James 2:13, James 5:2-7
- thou seest — Psalms 12:5, Psalms 55:9, Psalms 58:11, Proverbs 8:17, Ecclesiastes 3:16, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Habakkuk 1:2-3, Habakkuk 1:13
Reciprocal references (31): Genesis 31:12, Exodus 3:9, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 23:6, Leviticus 25:14, Deuteronomy 24:17, 1 Kings 21:14, 2 Chronicles 19:6, Esther 7:6, Job 11:11, Job 17:8, Job 21:22, Job 24:23, Job 33:27, Job 34:19, Psalms 37:7, Psalms 46:4, Psalms 92:8, Psalms 94:20, Psalms 109:31, Proverbs 3:31, Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 24:12, Ecclesiastes 8:9, Amos 4:1, John 19:13, Acts 24:25, Ephesians 6:9, Colossians 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:6, James 2:6
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: KINDNESS-CRUELTY; POVERTY-RICHES
- Torrey’s: INJUSTICE; JUSTICE
- Nave’s: INJUSTICE; JUSTICE; OPPRESSION; POOR; RULERS; SIN
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