Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and higher still are over them.
Cross References
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

Proverbs 22:16
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, or giving gifts to the rich, will surely lead to poverty.

Proverbs 24:12
If you say, "Behold, we did not know about this," will not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

Ecclesiastes 3:16
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 4:1
Again, I observed all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.

Ecclesiastes 5:9
The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

Ecclesiastes 7:7
Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Ecclesiastes 8:9
All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.

Ezekiel 18:18
As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.

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thou seest

Ecclesiastes 3:16
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 4:1
Again, I observed all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.

Psalm 12:5
"For the cause of the oppressed and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise, " says the LORD. "I will bring safety to him who yearns."

Psalm 55:9
O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

Psalm 58:11
Then men will say, "There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!"

Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.

Habakkuk 1:2, 3, 13
How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, "Violence!" but You do not save? . . .

marvel

Zechariah 8:6
This is what The LORD of Hosts says: "If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in My eyes?" declares the LORD of Hosts.

1 John 3:13
So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.

Revelation 17:6, 7
I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and of the witnesses for Jesus. And I was greatly astonished at the sight of her. . . .

matter

Isaiah 10:5-7, 12
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. . . .

Isaiah 46:10, 11
I distinguish the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come, saying: 'My purpose will be established, and I will accomplish all My good pleasure.' . . .

Habakkuk 1:12
Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.

Acts 4:27, 28
In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. . . .

Romans 11:33
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

for

Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble of spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

Luke 1:32, 35, 76
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, . . .

regardeth

1 Kings 21:19, 20
Tell him that this is what the LORD says: 'Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?' Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: 'In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood--yes, yours!'" . . .

Job 20:19-29
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build. . . .

Job 27:8-23
For what hope has the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? . . .

Psalm 10:17, 18
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear, . . .

Psalm 12:5
"For the cause of the oppressed and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise, " says the LORD. "I will bring safety to him who yearns."

Psalm 58:10, 11
The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. . . .

Psalm 82:1
God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

Psalm 83:18
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 140:11, 12
May no slanderer be established in the land. May calamity hunt down the man of violence. . . .

Isaiah 3:15
Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?" declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Isaiah 6:2-6, 12
Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. . . .

Isaiah 8:4-7
For before the boy knows how to cry 'Father' or 'Mother, ' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off to the king of Assyria." . . .

Micah 2:1-3, 9
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning's light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. . . .

Micah 3:1-4, 9-12
Then I said: "Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? . . .

Micah 6:10-13
Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed? . . .

Zechariah 7:9-13
"This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. . . .

Malachi 3:5
"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me, " says the LORD of Hosts.

James 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 5:2-7
Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. . . .

higher than they

1 Chronicles 21:15, 16
Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, "Enough, withdraw your hand now!" At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. . . .

Psalm 95:3
For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.

Isaiah 37:36
Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185, 000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!

Matthew 13:41, 42
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. . . .

Acts 12:7-10, 23
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his wrists. . . .

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