Ecc 4:1, Isa 40:2, 54:11, Lam 1:2, 17, 21, 2:13, Hos 2:14, Joh 11:19 | ESV | STEP | Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun . And behold , the tears of the oppressed , and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power , and there was no one to comfort them.

q[See ver. 16 above]

s ver. 4, 8, 11

t ver. 2, 16, 17

u[ch. 4:21; Jer. 50:11]

w[ch. 4:21; Jer. 50:11]

x[ch. 1:12]

y[ch. 1:12]

z 2 Sam. 5:20; [Ezek. 26:3]

aa[Ezek. 20:35]

ab Isa. 40:2

ac ver. 31; Job 2:11

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Evil Under the Sun

1 ^aAgain I ^bsaw all ^cthe oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had ^dno one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.

Isaiah 40:2

2 ^eSpeak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that ^fher warfare ^{▼▼Or hardship} is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.

Isaiah 54:11

11 ^h“O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,
behold, ⁱI will set your stones in antimony,
^jand lay your foundations with sapphires. ^{▼▼Or lapis lazuli}

Lamentations 1:2

2 ^lShe weeps bitterly in the night,
with tears on her cheeks;
^mamong all her lovers
she has ⁿnone to comfort her;
^oall her friends have dealt treacherously with her;
they have become her enemies.

Lamentations 1:17

17 ^pZion stretches out her hands,
but ^qthere is none to comfort her;
the Lord has commanded against Jacob
that his neighbors should be his foes;
Jerusalem has become
a filthy thing among them.

Lamentations 1:21

21 “They heard ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac Hear} ^smy groaning,
yet ^tthere is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
^uthey are glad that you have done it.
You have brought ^{▼▼Syriac Bring} the day you announced;
^wnow let them be as I am.

Lamentations 2:13

13 What can I say for you, ^xto what compare you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
^yWhat can I liken to you, that I may comfort you,
O virgin daughter of Zion?
^zFor your ruin is vast as the sea;
who can heal you?

Hosea 2:14

The Lord’s Mercy on Israel

14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
and ^aabring her into the wilderness,
and ^abspeak tenderly to her.

John 11:19

19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary ^acto console them concerning their brother.