Ecclesiastes 5:8
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
518 [e]אִם־
’im-
IfConj
6233 [e]עֹ֣שֶׁק
‘ō-šeq
the oppressionN-msc
7326 [e]רָ֠שׁ
rāš
of the poorV-Qal-Prtcpl-ms
1499 [e]וְגֵ֨זֶל
wə-ḡê-zel
and the [violent] perversionConj-w | N-msc
4941 [e]מִשְׁפָּ֤ט
miš-pāṭ
of justiceN-ms
6664 [e]וָצֶ֙דֶק֙
wā-ṣe-ḏeq
and righteousnessConj-w | N-ms
7200 [e]תִּרְאֶ֣ה
tir-’eh
you seeV-Qal-Imperf-2ms
4082 [e]בַמְּדִינָ֔ה
ḇam-mə-ḏî-nāh,
in a provincePrep-b, Art | N-fs
408 [e]אַל־
’al-
notAdv
8539 [e]תִּתְמַ֖הּ
tiṯ-mah
do marvelV-Qal-Imperf-2ms
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
atPrep
2656 [e]הַחֵ֑פֶץ
ha-ḥê-p̄eṣ;
the matterArt | N-ms
3588 [e]כִּ֣י
forConj
1364 [e]גָבֹ֜הַּ
ḡā-ḇō-ah
high [official]Adj-ms
5921 [e]מֵעַ֤ל
mê-‘al
overPrep-m
1364 [e]גָּבֹ֙הַ֙‪‬‪‬
gā-ḇō-ah
high [official]Adj-ms
8104 [e]שֹׁמֵ֔ר
šō-mêr,
watchesV-Qal-Prtcpl-ms
1364 [e]וּגְבֹהִ֖ים
ū-ḡə-ḇō-hîm
and higher [officials] areConj-w | Adj-mp
5921 [e]עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
‘ă-lê-hem.
over themPrep | 3mp





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 5:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
אִם־עֹ֣שֶׁק רָ֠שׁ וְגֵ֨זֶל מִשְׁפָּ֤ט וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ תִּרְאֶ֣ה בַמְּדִינָ֔ה אַל־תִּתְמַ֖הּ עַל־הַחֵ֑פֶץ כִּ֣י גָבֹ֜הַּ מֵעַ֤ל גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ שֹׁמֵ֔ר וּגְבֹהִ֖ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

קהלת 5:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
אם־עשק רש וגזל משפט וצדק תראה במדינה אל־תתמה על־החפץ כי גבה מעל גבה שמר וגבהים עליהם׃

קהלת 5:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
אם־עשק רש וגזל משפט וצדק תראה במדינה אל־תתמה על־החפץ כי גבה מעל גבה שמר וגבהים עליהם׃

קהלת 5:8 Hebrew Bible
אם עשק רש וגזל משפט וצדק תראה במדינה אל תתמה על החפץ כי גבה מעל גבה שמר וגבהים עליהם׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If you see oppression of the poor and perversion of justice and righteousness in the province, don't be astonished at the situation, because one official protects another official, and higher officials protect them.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

thou seest

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Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

Habakkuk 1:2,3,13 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and you will not hear! even cry out …

marvel

Zechariah 8:6 Thus said the LORD of hosts; If it be marvelous in the eyes of the …

1 John 3:13 Marvel not, my brothers, if the world hate you.

Revelation 17:6,7 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with …

matter

Isaiah 10:5-7,12 O Assyrian, the rod of my anger, and the staff in their hand is my …

Isaiah 46:10,11 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the …

Habakkuk 1:12 Are you not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? we shall …

Acts 4:27,28 For of a truth against your holy child Jesus, whom you have anointed, …

Romans 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! …

for

Isaiah 57:15 For thus said the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose …

Luke 1:32,35,76 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and …

regardeth

1 Kings 21:19,20 And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus said the LORD, Have you …

Job 20:19-29 Because he has oppressed and has forsaken the poor; because he has …

Job 27:8-23 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has gained, when …

Psalm 10:17,18 LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble: you will prepare their …

Psalm 12:5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now …

Psalm 58:10,11 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance: he shall …

Psalm 82:1 God stands in the congregation of the mighty; he judges among the gods.

Psalm 83:18 That men may know that you, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, are the …

Psalm 140:11,12 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt …

Isaiah 3:15 What mean you that you beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces …

Isaiah 6:2-6,12 Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he …

Isaiah 8:4-7 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother…

Micah 2:1-3,9 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil on their beds! when …

Micah 3:1-4,9-12 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and you princes of …

Micah 6:10-13 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, …

Zechariah 7:9-13 Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and …

Malachi 3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness …

James 2:13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that has showed no mercy; …

James 5:2-7 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten…

higher than they

1 Chronicles 21:15,16 And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, …

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

Isaiah 37:36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the …

Matthew 13:41,42 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather …

Acts 12:7-10,23 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came on him, and a light shined …

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