Focused Passage

James 5:1-6

Warning, Patience, Prayer, and Restoration

James moves from prophetic warning against oppressive wealth, to patient endurance until the Lord’s coming, to truthful speech, to prayer in every circumstance, to confession and healing in the community, and finally to restoring those who wander from the truth.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

2 Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.

3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.

4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Come Ἄγε G71 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular now νῦν G3568 Adverb [you who are] οἱ G3588 Article - Vocative Masculine Plural rich πλούσιοι G4145 Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural weep κλαύσατε G2799 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural [and] wail ὀλολύζοντες G3649 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural over ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural misery ταλαιπωρίαις G5004 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural - ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural to come ἐπερχομέναις G1904 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Plural upon you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Verse 2

Original words

Your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular riches πλοῦτος G4149 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular have rotted σέσηπεν G4595 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv γέγονεν G1096 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular moths have eaten σητόβρωτα G4598 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural clothes ἱμάτια G2440 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Verse 3

Original words

Your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular gold χρυσὸς G5557 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular silver ἄργυρος G696 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular are corroded κατίωται G2728 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular corrosion ἰὸς G2447 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular will ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular - εἰς G1519 Preposition testify μαρτύριον G3142 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular against you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction consume φάγεται G5315 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural flesh σάρκας G4561 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural like ὡς G5613 Adverb fire πῦρ G4442 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular You have hoarded treasure Ἐθησαυρίσατε G2343 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] last ἐσχάταις G2078 Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural days ἡμέραις G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 4

Original words

Look ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular wages μισθὸς G3408 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular you withheld ἀφυστερημένος G650 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular from the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural workmen ἐργατῶν G2040 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural who τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural mowed ἀμησάντων G270 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural fields χώρας G5561 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural are crying out κράζει G2896 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular against ἀφ’ G575 Preposition you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction The αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural cries βοαὶ G995 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural harvesters θερισάντων G2325 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural have reached εἰσεληλύθασιν* G1525 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural ears ὦτα G3775 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural of [the] Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular of Hosts Σαβαὼθ G4519 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 5

Original words

{You have lived} on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular earth γῆς G1093 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular in luxury Ἐτρυφήσατε G5171 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction self-indulgence ἐσπαταλήσατε G4684 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural You have fattened ἐθρέψατε G5142 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural hearts καρδίας G2588 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] day ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular of slaughter σφαγῆς G4967 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

You have condemned κατεδικάσατε G2613 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural [and] murdered ἐφονεύσατε G5407 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular righteous δίκαιον G1342 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb who did not resist ἀντιτάσσεται G498 Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural

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