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OET (OET-RV) Then I turned and I saw all the oppression around the world,
⇔ and, look, see the tears of the oppressed
⇔ but there was no one to comfort them.
⇔ The oppressors exerted their power against them,
⇔ but there was no one to comfort the oppressed.
OET-LV And_again I and_saw DOM all_of the_oppression which were_being_done under the_sun and_see/lo/see the_tear[s]_of the_oppressed and_no to/for_them a_comforter and_on_side_of oppressors_of_their power and_no to/for_them a_comforter.
UHB וְשַׁ֣בְתִּֽי אֲנִ֗י וָאֶרְאֶה֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָ֣עֲשֻׁקִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשִׂ֖ים תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ דִּמְעַ֣ת הָעֲשֻׁקִ֗ים וְאֵ֤ין לָהֶם֙ מְנַחֵ֔ם וּמִיַּ֤ד עֹֽשְׁקֵיהֶם֙ כֹּ֔חַ וְאֵ֥ין לָהֶ֖ם מְנַחֵֽם׃ ‡
(vəshaⱱtiy ʼₐniy vāʼerʼeh ʼet-kāl-hāˊₐshuqim ʼₐsher naˊₐsim taḩat hashshāmesh vəhinnēh dimˊat hāˊₐshuqim vəʼēyn lāhem mənaḩēm ūmiyyad ˊoshqēyhem koaḩ vəʼēyn lāhem mənaḩēm.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἐπέστρεψα ἐγὼ, καὶ εἶδον συμπάσας τὰς συκοφαντίας τὰς γενομένας ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον· καὶ ἰδοὺ δάκρυον τῶν συκοφαντουμένων, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῖς παρακαλῶν, καὶ ἀπὸ χειρὸς συκοφαντούντων αὐτοῖς ἰσχὺς, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῖς παρακαλῶν.
(Kai epestrepsa egō, kai eidon sumpasas tas sukofantias tas genomenas hupo ton haʸlion; kai idou dakruon tōn sukofantoumenōn, kai ouk estin autois parakalōn, kai apo ⱪeiros sukofantountōn autois isⱪus, kai ouk estin autois parakalōn. )
BrTr So I returned, and saw all the oppressions that were done under the sun: and behold the tear of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of them that oppressed them was power; but they had no comforter:
ULT And I turned, I, and I saw all the oppressions that were being done under the sun. And, look, the tears of the oppressed and there was no comforter for them. And from the hand of the ones oppressing them was strength and there was no comforter for them.
UST I thought some more about all the suffering that people are made to experience on the earth.
⇔ I thought about the tears of people who were oppressed
⇔ and who had no one to comfort them.
⇔ Those who oppress them have power,
⇔ and there is no one able to comfort the oppressed.
BSB Again [I looked], and I considered 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.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB Once more, I considered all the oppression that goes on under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, who have no one to comfort them– power brutally wielded by the oppressors, and not
WEBBE Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So I again considered all the oppression that continually occurs on earth.
⇔ This is what I saw:
⇔ The oppressed were in tears, but no one was comforting them;
⇔ no one delivers them from the power of their oppressors.
LSV And I have turned, and I see all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and behold, the tear of the oppressed, and they have no comforter; and at the hand of their oppressors [is] power, and they have no comforter.
FBV Then I turned to consider all the ways people oppress others here on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed—there's no one to comfort them! Powerful people oppress them, and there's no one to comfort them!
T4T I thought some more about all the suffering that people are caused to experience on the earth [MTY].
⇔ I saw the tears of people who were ◄oppressed/treated cruelly►
⇔ and who had no one to comfort/encourage them.
⇔ Those who oppressed them had power,
⇔ and there was absolutely no one who was able to comfort those who were being oppressed.
LEB No LEB ECC book available
BBE And again I saw all the cruel things which are done under the sun; there was the weeping of those who have evil done to them, and they had no comforter: and from the hands of the evil-doers there went out power, but they had no comforter.
Moff No Moff ECC book available
JPS But I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun; and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power, but they had no comforter.
ASV Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
DRA I turned myself to other things, and I saw the oppressions that are done under the sun, and the tears of the innocent, and they had no comforter; and they were not able to resist their violence, being destitute of help from any.
YLT And I have turned, and I see all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and lo, the tear of the oppressed, and they have no comforter; and at the hand of their oppressors [is] power, and they have no comforter.
Drby And I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors was power, and they had no comforter.
RV Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power, but they had no comforter.
SLT And I turned back, and I shall see all the oppressions which are doing under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and none comforting to them; and from the hand of those oppressing them was power, and none comforting to them.
Wbstr So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
KJB-1769 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.[fn]
4.1 side: Heb. hand
KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done vnder the sunne; & behold the teares of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter: and on the side of their oppressours there was power, but they had no comforter.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
4:1 Heb. hand.
Bshps No Bshps ECC book available
Gnva So I turned and considered all the oppressions that are wrought vnder the sunne, and beholde the teares of the oppressed, and none comforteth them: and lo, the strength is of the hand of them that oppresse them, and none comforteth them.
(So I turned and considered all the oppressions that are wrought/done under the sun, and behold the tears of the oppressed, and none comforteth/comforts them: and lo, the strength is of the hand of them that oppress them, and none comforteth/comforts them. )
Cvdl No Cvdl ECC book available
Wycl No Wycl ECC book available
Luth No Luth ECC book available
ClVg [Verti me ad alia, et vidi calumnias quæ sub sole geruntur, et lacrimas innocentium, et neminem consolatorem, nec posse resistere eorum violentiæ, cunctorum auxilio destitutos,[fn]
([Turned me to other, and I_saw slander which under the_sun are_carried_out, and tears innocentium, and no_one consolatorem, but_not posse to_resist their of_violence(pl), of_the_people auxilio destitutos, )
4.1 Verti me ad alia. Plenius hunc locum David in psalmo LXXII, et Jeremias in suo volumine prosequuntur.
4.1 Turned me to other. Plenius this_one place David in/into/on psalmo LXXII, and Yeremias in/into/on his_own volumine prosequuntur.
RP-GNT No RP-GNT ECC book available
4:1 all the oppression: Abuse is rampant at many levels in society—in family, religion, the workplace, government, and foreign powers.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) under the sun
(Some words not found in UHB: and,again I and,saw DOM all/each/any/every the,oppression which/who done below/instead_of the,sun and=see/lo/see! tears_of the,oppressed and,no to/for=them comfort and,on,side_of oppressors_of,their ability and,no to/for=them comfort )
This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: “on the earth”
(Occurrence 0) behold, the tears
(Some words not found in UHB: and,again I and,saw DOM all/each/any/every the,oppression which/who done below/instead_of the,sun and=see/lo/see! tears_of the,oppressed and,no to/for=them comfort and,on,side_of oppressors_of,their ability and,no to/for=them comfort )
Alternate translation: “I looked and I saw”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) the tears of oppressed people
(Some words not found in UHB: and,again I and,saw DOM all/each/any/every the,oppression which/who done below/instead_of the,sun and=see/lo/see! tears_of the,oppressed and,no to/for=them comfort and,on,side_of oppressors_of,their ability and,no to/for=them comfort )
Here “tears” represent weeping. Alternate translation: “the oppressed people were weeping”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) Power was in the hand of their oppressors
(Some words not found in UHB: and,again I and,saw DOM all/each/any/every the,oppression which/who done below/instead_of the,sun and=see/lo/see! tears_of the,oppressed and,no to/for=them comfort and,on,side_of oppressors_of,their ability and,no to/for=them comfort )
This means that their oppressors were powerful. Here their “hand” represents what thet possess. Alternate translation: “Their oppressors were powerful”