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under the sun
This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in Ecclesiastes 1:3. AT: "on the earth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
behold
"indeed." The word "behold" here adds emphasis to what follows.
the tears of oppressed people
Here "tears" represent weeping. AT: "the oppressed people were weeping" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Power was in the hand of their oppressors
This means that their oppressors were powerful. Here their "hand" represents what thet possess. AT: "Their oppressors were powerful" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)