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

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

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

3Your 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.

4Look, 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.

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

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

ComeἌγεG71Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularnowνῦνG3568Adverb[you who are]οἱG3588Article - Vocative Masculine PluralrichπλούσιοιG4145Adjective - Vocative Masculine PluralweepκλαύσατεG2799Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural[and] wailὀλολύζοντεςG3649Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraloverἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralmiseryταλαιπωρίαιςG5004Noun - Dative Feminine Plural-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine Pluralto comeἐπερχομέναιςG1904Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Pluralupon youὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Verse 2

Original words

YourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularrichesπλοῦτοςG4149Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhave rottedσέσηπενG4595Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvγέγονενG1096Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularmoths have eatenσητόβρωταG4598Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralclothesἱμάτιαG2440Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Verse 3

Original words

YourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulargoldχρυσὸςG5557Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsilverἄργυροςG696Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularare corrodedκατίωταιG2728Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcorrosionἰὸςG2447Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwillἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-εἰςG1519PrepositiontestifyμαρτύριονG3142Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularagainst youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionconsumeφάγεταιG5315Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralfleshσάρκαςG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine PlurallikeὡςG5613AdverbfireπῦρG4442Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularYou have hoarded treasureἘθησαυρίσατεG2343Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722Preposition[the] lastἐσχάταιςG2078Adjective - Dative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 4

Original words

LookἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwagesμισθὸςG3408Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularyou withheldἀφυστερημένοςG650Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularfrom theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralworkmenἐργατῶνG2040Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralwhoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralmowedἀμησάντωνG270Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralfieldsχώραςG5561Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralare crying outκράζειG2896Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularagainstἀφ’G575PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheαἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralcriesβοαὶG995Noun - Nominative Feminine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralharvestersθερισάντωνG2325Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Pluralhave reachedεἰσεληλύθασιν*G1525Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralearsὦταG3775Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularof HostsΣαβαὼθG4519Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 5

Original words

{You have lived} onἐπὶG1909Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularearthγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularin luxuryἘτρυφήσατεG5171Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionself-indulgenceἐσπαταλήσατεG4684Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralYou have fattenedἐθρέψατεG5142Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralheartsκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralinἐνG1722Preposition[the] dayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof slaughterσφαγῆςG4967Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

You have condemnedκατεδικάσατεG2613Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural[and] murderedἐφονεύσατεG5407Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularrighteousδίκαιονG1342Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbwho did not resistἀντιτάσσεταιG498Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural

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