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{Ecclesiastes 5:8} If x518 thou seest 7200 z8799 the oppression 6233 of the poor, 7326 z8802 and violent y1499 perverting x1499 of judgment 4941 and justice 6664 in a province, 4082 marvel 8539 z8799 not x408 at x5921 the matter: 2656 for x3588 [he that is] higher 1364 than x4480 x5921 the highest 1364 regardeth; 8104 z8802 and [there be] higher 1364 than x5921 they. y5921
thou seest:
"And moreover¹ I sawª° under¹ the sunª the placeª of judgment,ª [that] wickednessª [was] there;¹ and the placeª of righteousness,ª [that] iniquityª [was] there.¹" {Ecc 3:16} + "So I¹ returned,ª° and consideredª°¹ all¹ the oppressionsª that¹ are doneª° under¹ the sun:ª and behold¹ the tearsª of [such as were] oppressed,²°¹ and they had no¹ comforter;ª° and on the sideª¹ of their oppressorsª° [there was] power;ª but they had no¹ comforter.ª°" {Ecc 4:1} + "For the oppressionª¹ of the poor,ª for the sighingª¹ of the needy,ª now¹ will I arise,ª° saithª° the LORD;ª I will setª° [him] in safetyª [from him that] puffethª° at him." {Psa 12:5} + "Destroy,ª° O Lord,ª [and] divideª° their tongues:ª for¹ I have seenª° violenceª and strifeª in the city.ª" {Psa 55:9} + "So that a manª shall say,ª° Verily¹ [there is] a rewardª for the righteous:ª verily¹ he isª a Godª that judgethª° in the earth.ª" {Psa 58:11} + "I¹ loveª° them that loveª° me; and those that seek me earlyª° shall findª° me." {Prv 8:17} + "O LORD,ª how long¹¹ shall I cry,ª° and thou wilt not¹ hear!ª° [even] cry outª° unto¹ thee [of] violence,ª and thou wilt not¹ save!ª° ... Why¹ dost thou shewª° me iniquity,ª and cause [me] to beholdª° grievance?ª for spoilingª and violenceª [are] before¹ me: and there are¹ [that] raise upª° strifeª and contention.ª" {Hab 1:2-3} + "[Thou art] of purerª eyesª than to beholdª°¹ evil,ª and canstª° not¹ lookª° on¹ iniquity:ª wherefore¹ lookestª° thou upon them that deal treacherously,ª° [and] holdest thy tongueª° when the wickedª devourethª° [the man that is] more righteousª than¹ he?" {Hab 1:13}
marvel:
"Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª If¹ it be marvellousª° in the eyesª of the remnantª of this¹ peopleª in these¹ days,ª should it also¹ be marvellousª° in mine eyes?ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Zch 8:6} + "Marvelª° not,ª myª brethren,ª ifª the¹ worldª hateª° you.ª" {1Jn 3:13} + "Andª I sawª° the¹ womanª drunkenª° withª the¹ bloodª of the¹ saints,ª andª withª the¹ bloodª of the¹ martyrsª of Jesus:ª andª when I sawª° her,ª I wonderedª° with greatª admiration.ª ... Andª the¹ angelª saidª° unto me,ª Whereforeª didst thou marvel?ª° Iª will tellª° theeª the¹ mysteryª of the¹ woman,ª andª of the¹ beastª that carriethª° her,ª which² hathª° the¹ sevenª headsª andª tenª horns.ª" {Rev 17:6-7}
matter:
Heb. will, or purpose, "O² Assyrian,ª the rodª of mine anger,ª and the staffª in their handª is mine indignation.ª ... Howbeit he¹ meanethª° not¹ so,¹ neither¹ doth his heartª thinkª° so;¹ but¹ [it is] in his heartª to destroyª° and cut offª° nationsª not¹ a few.ª" {Isa 10:5-7} + "Wherefore it shall come to pass,¹ [that] when¹ the Lordª hath performedª° his¹ whole¹ workª upon mountª Zionª and on Jerusalem,ª I will punishª°¹ the fruitª of the stoutª heartª of the kingª of Assyria,ª and¹ the gloryª of his highª looks.ª" {Isa 10:12} + "Declaringª° the endª from the beginning,ª¹ and from ancient timesª¹ [the things] that¹ are not¹ [yet] done,ª° saying,ª° My counselª shall stand,ª° and I will doª° all¹ my pleasure:ª ... Callingª° a ravenous birdª from the east,ª¹ the manª that executeth my counselª from a farª country:ª¹ yea,¹ I have spokenª° [it], I will also¹ bring²° it to pass;¹ I have purposedª° [it], I will also¹ doª° it." {Isa 46:10-11} + "[Art] thou¹ not¹ from everlasting,ª¹ O LORDª my God,ª mine Holy One?ª we shall not¹ die.ª° O LORD,ª thou hast ordainedª° them for judgment;ª and, O mighty God,ª thou hast establishedª° them for correction.ª°" {Hab 1:12} + "Forª ofª a truthª againstª thyª holyª childª Jesus,ª whomª thou hast anointed,ª° bothª Herod,ª andª Pontiusª Pilate,ª withª the Gentiles,ª andª the peopleª of Israel,ª were gathered together,ª° ... For to doª° whatsoeverª thyª handª andª thyª counselª determined beforeª° to be done.ª°" {Act 4:27-28} + "Oª the depthª of the richesª bothª of the wisdomª andª knowledgeª of God!ª howª unsearchableª [are] his²¹ judgments,ª andª his²¹ waysª past finding out!ª" {Rom 11:33}
for:
"For¹ thus¹ saithª° the highª° and lofty Oneª° that inhabitethª° eternity,ª whose nameª [is] Holy;ª I dwellª° in the highª and holyª [place], with¹ him also [that is] of a contriteª and humbleª spirit,ª to reviveª° the spiritª of the humble,ª and to reviveª° the heartª of the contrite ones.ª°" {Isa 57:15} + "Heª shall beª° great,ª andª shall be calledª° the Sonª of the Highest:ª andª the Lordª Godª shall giveª° unto himª the¹ throneª of hisª fatherª David:ª" {Lke 1:32} + "Andª the¹ angelª answeredª° and saidª° unto her,ª The Holyª Ghostª shall comeª° uponª thee,ª andª the powerª of the Highestª shall overshadowª° thee:ª thereforeª alsoª that holy thingª which shall be bornª° ofª theeª shall be calledª° the Sonª of God.ª" {Lke 1:35} + "Andª thou,ª child,ª shalt be calledª° the prophetª of the Highest:ª forª thou shalt goª° beforeª the faceª of the Lordª to prepareª° hisª ways;ª" {Lke 1:76}
regardeth:
"And thou shalt speakª° unto¹ him, saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Hast thou killed,ª° and also¹ taken possession?ª° And thou shalt speakª° unto¹ him, saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª In the placeª where¹ dogsª lickedª°¹ the bloodª of Nabothª shall dogsª lickª°¹ thy blood,ª even¹ thine.¹ ... And Ahabª saidª° to¹ Elijah,ª Hast thou foundª° me, O mine enemy?ª° And he answered,ª° I have foundª° [thee]: because¹ thou hast soldª° thyself to workª° evilª in the sightª of the LORD.ª" {1Kg 21:19-20} + "Because¹ he hath oppressedª° [and] hath forsakenª° the poor;ª [because] he hath violently taken awayª° an houseª which he buildedª° not;¹ ... This¹ [is] the portionª of a wickedª manª from God,ª¹ and the heritageª appointedª unto him by God.ª¹" {Job 20:19-29} + "For¹ what¹ [is] the hopeª of the hypocrite,ª though¹ he hath gained,ª° when¹ Godª taketh awayª° his soul?ª ... [Men] shall clapª° their handsª at¹ him, and shall hissª°¹ him out of his place.ª¹" {Job 27:8-23} + "LORD,ª thou hast heardª° the desireª of the humble:ª thou wilt prepareª° their heart,ª thou wilt cause thine earª to hear:ª° ... To judgeª° the fatherlessª and the oppressed,ª that the manª of¹ the earthª may no¹ moreª°¹ oppress.ª°" {Psa 10:17-18} + "For the oppressionª¹ of the poor,ª for the sighingª¹ of the needy,ª now¹ will I arise,ª° saithª° the LORD;ª I will setª° [him] in safetyª [from him that] puffethª° at him." {Psa 12:5} + "The righteousª shall rejoiceª° when¹ he seethª° the vengeance:ª he shall washª° his feetª in the bloodª of the wicked.ª ... So that a manª shall say,ª° Verily¹ [there is] a rewardª for the righteous:ª verily¹ he isª a Godª that judgethª° in the earth.ª" {Psa 58:10-11} + "[[A Psalmª of Asaph.]]ª Godª standethª° in the congregationª of the mighty;ª he judgethª° amongª the gods.ª" {Psa 82:1} + "That [men] may knowª° that¹ thou,¹ whose nameª alone¹ [is] JEHOVAH,ª [art] the most highª over¹ all¹ the earth.ª" {Psa 83:18} + "Let not¹ an evil speakerªª be establishedª° in the earth:ª evilª shall huntª° the violentª manª to overthrowª [him]. ... I knowª° that¹ the LORDª will maintainª° the causeª of the afflicted,ª [and] the rightª of the poor.ª" {Psa 140:11-12} + "What mean ye¹ [that] ye beat²° my people² to pieces,ª°¹ and grindª° the facesª of the poor?ª saithª° the Lordª GOD²¹ of hosts.ª" {Isa 3:15} + "For¹ the vineyardª of the LORDª of hostsª [is] the houseª of Israel,ª and the menª of Judahª his pleasantª plant:ª and he lookedª° for judgment,ª but behold¹ oppression;ª for righteousness,ª but behold¹ a cry.ª" {Isa 5:7} + "In transgressingª° and lyingª° against the LORD,ª and departing awayª° fromª¹ our God,ª speakingª° oppressionª and revolt,ª conceivingª° and utteringª° from the heartª¹ wordsª of falsehood.ª ... And he sawª° that¹ [there was] no¹ man,ª and wonderedª° that¹ [there was] no¹ intercessor:ª° therefore his armª brought salvationª° unto him; and his righteousness,ª it¹ sustainedª° him." {Isa 59:13-16} + "But¹ thine eyesª and thine heartª [are] not¹ but for¹¹¹ thy covetousness,ª and for¹ to shedª° innocentª blood,ª and for¹ oppression,ª and for¹ violence,ª to doª° [it]. ... He shall be buriedª° with the burialª of an ass,ª drawnª° and cast forthª° beyondª¹ the gatesª of Jerusalem.ª" {Jer 22:17-19} + "Behold,¹ the princesª of Israel,ª every oneª were¹ in thee to their powerª to¹ shedª° blood.ª ... Can thine heartª endure,ª° or¹ can thine handsª be strong,ª° in the daysª that¹ I¹ shall dealª° with thee? I¹ the LORDª have spokenª° [it], and will doª° [it]." {Ezk 22:6-14} + "For¹ I knowª° your manifoldª transgressionsª and your mightyª sins:ª they afflictª° the just,ª they takeª° a bribe,ª and they turn asideª° the poorª in the gateª [from their right]." {Ams 5:12} + "Passª° ye unto Calneh,ª and see;ª° and from thence¹¹ go²°¹ ye to Hamathª the great:ª°² then go downª° to Gathª of the Philistines:ª [be they] betterª than¹ these¹ kingdoms?ª or¹ their borderª greaterª than your border?ª¹ ... That drinkª° wineª in bowls,ª and anointª° themselves with the chiefª ointments:ª but they are not¹ grievedª° for¹ the afflictionª of Joseph.ª" {Ams 6:2-6} + "Shall horsesª runª° upon the rock?ª will [one] plowª° [there] with oxen?ª for¹ ye have turnedª° judgmentª into gall,ª and the fruitª of righteousnessª into hemlock:ª" {Ams 6:12} + "Hearª° this,¹ O ye that swallow upª° the needy,ª even to make²° the poorª°² of the landª to fail,ª° ... The LORDª hath swornª° by the excellencyª of Jacob,ª Surely¹ I will neverª forgetª° any¹ of their works.ª" {Ams 8:4-7} + "Woeª to them that deviseª° iniquity,ª and workª° evilª upon¹ their beds!ª when the morningª is light,ª they practiseª° it, because¹ it isª in the powerª of their hand.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ against¹ this¹ familyª do I deviseª° an evil,ª from¹¹ which¹ ye shall not¹ removeª° your necks;ª neither¹ shall ye go²°¹ haughtily:ª for¹ this¹ timeª [is] evil.ª" {Mic 2:1-3} + "The womenª of my peopleª have ye cast outª° from their pleasantª houses;ª¹ from¹¹ their childrenª have ye taken awayª° my gloryª for ever.ª" {Mic 2:9} + "And I said,ª° Hear,ª° I pray you,¹ O headsª of Jacob,ª and ye princesª of the houseª of Israel;ª [Is it] not¹ for you to knowª°¹ judgment?ª ... Then¹ shall they cryª° unto¹ the LORD,ª but he will not¹ hearª° them: he will even hideª° his faceª from¹ them at that¹ time,ª as¹ they have behaved themselves illª° in their doings.ª" {Mic 3:1-4} + "Hearª° this,¹ I pray you,¹ ye headsª of the houseª of Jacob,ª and princesª of the houseª of Israel,ª that abhorª° judgment,ª and pervertª° all¹ equity.ª ... Therefore¹ shall Zionª for your sakeª be plowedª° [as] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of the forest.ª" {Mic 3:9-12} + "Are thereª yet¹ the treasuresª of wickednessª°² in the houseª of the wicked,ª and the scantª measureª [that is] abominable?ª° ... Therefore also¹ will I¹ make [thee] sickª° in smitingª° thee, in making [thee] desolateª° because of¹ thy sins.ª" {Mic 6:10-13} + "Thus¹ speakethª° the LORDª of hosts,ª saying,ª° Executeª° trueª judgment,ª and shewª° mercyª and compassionsª every manª to¹ his brother:ª ... Therefore it is come to pass,¹ [that] as¹ he cried,ª° and they would not¹ hear;ª° so¹ they cried,ª° and I would not¹ hear,ª° saithª° the LORDª of hosts:ª" {Zch 7:9-13} + "And I will come nearª° to¹ you to judgment;ª and I will be¹ a swiftª° witnessª against the sorcerers,ª° and against the adulterers,ª° and against falseª swearers,ª° and against those that oppressª° the hirelingª in [his] wages,ª the widow,ª and the fatherless,ª and that turn asideª° the strangerª [from his right], and fearª° not¹ me, saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 3:5} + "Forª he shall have judgmentª without mercy,ª that hath shewedª° noª mercy;ª andª mercyª rejoiceth againstª° judgment.ª" {Jms 2:13} + "Yourª richesª are corrupted,ª° andª yourª garmentsª areª° motheaten.ª ... Be patientª° therefore,ª brethren,ª untoª the¹ comingª of the¹ Lord.ª Behold,ª° the¹ husbandmanª waiteth²° for¹ the¹ preciousª fruitª of the¹ earth,ª and¹ hath long patienceª° forª it,ª untilªª he receiveª° the earlyª andª latterª rain.ª" {Jms 5:2-7}
higher than they:
"And Godª sentª° an angelª unto Jerusalemª to destroyª° it: and as he was destroying,ª° the LORDª beheld,ª° and he repented²° him¹ of¹ the evil,ª and saidª° to the angelª that destroyed,ª° It is enough,ª stayª° now¹ thine hand.ª And the angelª of the LORDª stoodª° by¹ the threshingfloorª of Ornanª the Jebusite.ª ... And Davidª lifted upª°¹ his eyes,ª and sawª°¹ the angelª of the LORDª standª° between¹ the earthª and the heaven,ª having a drawnª° swordª in his handª stretched outª° over¹ Jerusalem.ª Then Davidª and the eldersª [of Israel, who were] clothedª° in sackcloth,ª fellª° upon¹ their faces.ª" {1Ch 21:15-16} + "For¹ the LORDª [is] a greatª God,ª and a greatª Kingª above¹ all¹ gods.ª" {Psa 95:3} + "Then the angelª of the LORDª went forth,ª° and smoteª° in the campª of the Assyriansª a hundredª and fourscoreª and fiveª thousand:ª and when they arose earlyª° in the morning,ª behold,¹ they [were] all¹ deadª° corpses.ª" {Isa 37:36} + "The¹ Sonª of manª shall send forthª° hisª angels,ª andª they shall gatherª° out ofª his²¹ kingdomª all thingsª that offend,ª andª them which doª° iniquity;ª ... Andª shall castª° themª intoª a furnaceª of fire:ª thereª shall beª° wailingª andª gnashingª of teeth.ª" {Mtt 13:41-42} + "And,ª behold,ª° the angelª of the Lordª came uponª° [him], andª a lightª shinedª° inª the¹ prison:ª andª he smoteª° Peterª on the¹ side,ª and raised²° him² up,ª°¹ saying,ª° Arise upª° quickly.ªª Andª hisª chainsª fell offª° fromª [his] hands.ª ... Whenª they were pastª° the firstª andª the secondª ward,ª they cameª° untoª the¹ ironª gateª that leadethª° untoª the¹ city;ª whichª openedª° to themª of his own accord:ª andª they went out,ª° and passed on¹ through²° oneª street;ª andª forthwithª the¹ angelª departedª° fromª him.ª" {Act 12:7-10} + "Andª immediatelyª the angelª of the Lordª smoteª° him,ª becauseªª he gaveª° notª Godª the¹ glory:ª andª he wasª° eaten of worms,ª and gave up the ghost.ª°" {Act 12:23}

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