^aGo to now, ye ^brich men, weep and howl for your ^cmiseries that shall come upon you. ²^dYour riches are corrupted, and ^eyour garments are ^fmotheaten. ³Your gold and silver ^gis cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. ^hYe have heaped treasure together ⁱfor the last days. ⁴Behold, ^kthe hire of the labourers who have reaped down your ^lfields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and ^mthe cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of ⁿsabaoth. ⁵^oYe have lived in pleasure on the earth, and ^pbeen wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in ^qa day of slaughter. ⁶^rYe have condemned and ^skilled ^tthe just; and he doth not resist you.

⁷^||Be patient therefore, brethren, unto ^uthe coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman ^wwaiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and ^xhath long patience for it, until he receive ^ythe early and ^y^zlatter rain. ⁸Be ye also ^xpatient; ^astablish your hearts: for ^bthe coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

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James 5:8: You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Footnotes

ach. 4:13.
b Luke 6:24. So Prov. 11:28. Amos 6:1. 1 Tim. 6:9.
eComp. ch. 2:2.
fSo Baruch 6:12. See Job 13:28.
gComp. Ecclus. 12:11 (Gk.).
hSee Rom. 2:5. Comp. Job 20:23? Matt. 6:19.
iComp. ver. 8, 9.
kSee Lev. 19:13. So Job 24:10, 11. Jer. 22:13. Ecclus. 4:1. & 34:22.
lSee Luke 21:21.
m Deut. 24:15. So Rev. 18:5.
oComp. Job 21:13. Luke 16:19.
pSo Amos 6:4 (Gk.). See 1 Tim. 5:6.
q Jer. 12:3. Comp. 1 Sam. 9:12, 13. Ezek. 34:3.
rSo ch. 2:6.
sch. 4:2.
tSee Acts 3:14?
||Or, Be x long patient, or, suffer with long patience.
uver. 8. See 1 Thess. 2:19.
wSo Eccles. 5:19.
xSee Ecclus. 18:11. & Luke 8:15.
ySee Deut. 11:14.
ySee Deut. 11:14.
zSee Job 29:23.
xSee Ecclus. 18:11. & Luke 8:15.
aSee 1 Thess. 3:13.
bver. 7. So 1 Pet. 4:7. See Rom. 13:11.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you. Your wealth has rotted and your clothes are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days. Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who mowed your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Armies. You have lived luxuriously on the earth and have indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous, who does not resist you.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

NLTNew Living Translation

Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you. Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags. Your gold and silver are corroded. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This corroded treasure you have hoarded will testify against you on the day of judgment. For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter. You have condemned and killed innocent people, who do not resist you.

Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Come now, you rich people, weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming upon you! Your wealth has rotted, and your clothing has become moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have become corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you, and it will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages that were held back by you from the workers who reap your fields cry out, and the cries of the reapers have come to the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived self-indulgently on the earth and have lived luxuriously. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous person; he does not resist you.

Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the soil, being patient concerning it until it receives the early and late rains. You also be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.