Ecclesiastes 4:1 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
1So 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.
2Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
3Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 5:4
Both verses express comfort for those who mourn and suffer.
James 1:27
Both verses emphasize caring for the oppressed and widows.
Isaiah 61:1
This verse is a prophecy about the Messiah's mission to help the oppressed.
Source: Ecclesiastes 4:1