James 5:1

“Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for James 5:1

Goe to now, yee rich men, weepe and howle for your miseries that shall come vpon you.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.
- Basic English Bible

Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that [are] coming upon [you].
- Darby Bible

Come now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
- Webster's Bible

Come, you rich men, weep aloud and howl for your sorrows which will soon be upon you.
- Weymouth Bible

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
- World English Bible

Do now, ye riche men, wepe ye, yellinge in youre wretchidnessis that schulen come to you.
- Wycliffe Bible

Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon [you];
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible Commentary for James 5:1

Wesley's Notes for James 5:1


5:1 Come now, ye rich - The apostle does not speak this so much for the sake of the rich themselves, as of the poor children of God, who were then groaning under their cruel oppression. Weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you - Quickly and unexpectedly. This was written not long before the siege of Jerusalem; during which, as well as after it, huge calamities came on the Jewish nation, not only in Judea, but through distant countries. And as these were an awful prelude of that wrath which was to fall upon them in the world to come, so this may likewise refer to the final vengeance which will then be executed on the impenitent.



People's Bible Notes for James 5:1


Jas 5:1 Warnings to the Rich SUMMARY OF JAMES 5: The Sins of Rich Men. The Judgments Coming Upon Them. Patience Under Affliction. The Examples of Job and Elijah. Healing the Sick. Effectual Prayer. Restoring Sinners. Go to now. The same expression is used in Jas 4:13. There it is a rebuke to those who haste to be rich; here to those who use riches wickedly. [Ye] rich men. James looks beyond the church of his day to be his nation and to the church of after time. Weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you]. Because of coming judgments for your sins.

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