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James 4:9

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9Be afflicted, and vmourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

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Footnotes

  1. vSee Matt. 5:4.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Be miserable and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

NLTNew Living Translation

Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloominess.