a.shuq denotes oppressive conditions or acts, and in a passive participial form those subjected to them.

Most broadly, the noun refers to oppressive conditions within a community or as the cause of crying out; in Ecclesiastes 4:1, its passive participial form identifies people subjected to such treatment.

1. Oppressive conditions or acts · dominant

   In Job 35:9, the plural noun occurs in the clause describing people who cry out amid an abundance of such conditions. In Amos 3:9, the plural noun is located within Samaria alongside great tumults; the APB renders the clause with “the oppressions in her midst.”

   Job 35:9Amos 3:9
2. People subjected to oppression · common

   In Ecclesiastes 4:1, the two masculine plural passive participles occur in a scene of tears, absent comfort, and strength coming from oppressors. The APB renders the verse with both “the oppression that is done” and “the oppressed,”.

   Ecclesiastes 4:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the noun occurrences as “oppressions” in Job 35:9 and Amos 3:9, while Ecclesiastes 4:1 includes both “the oppression that is done” and “the oppressed.” These English expressions reflect the verse contexts rather than a word-for-word alignment.