All 5 Uses of
oppress
in
Ecclesiastes
- So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun...
Chpt 4 *oppressions = harsh and unfair domination
- 4:1 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.†
Chpt 4oppressors = people who deny equal rights to others or make them suffer OR people who dominate others harshly and unfairly
- 4:1 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.†
Chpt 4
- 5:8 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.†
Chpt 5
- 7:7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.†
Chpt 7
Definitions:
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(1)
(oppress as in: oppressive government) to dominate harshly and unfairly; or to make sufferThe meaning of oppress depends upon its context. For example:
- "The authorities oppress political activists," or "The new nation oppressed Native Americans." -- to dominate harshly and unfairly
- "She is oppressed by excessive debt." - made to suffer
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(2)
(oppress as in: oppressive heat) to make uncomfortable (weigh heavily on the senses or spirit)