Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Ecc. 4:1-16)
returned—namely, to the thought set forth (Ecclesiastes 3:16; Job 35:9).
power—MAURER, not so well, "violence."
no comforter—twice said to express continued suffering without any to give comfort (Isaiah 53:7).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 4:1:
Genesis 40:5-8
Job 35:9
Ecclesiastes 4:4
Ecclesiastes 5:10
Amos 3:9
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