EkaYakobi 5:1

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

1 Wenani kaloku, zityebi, lilani nenze isijwili ngeenkxwaleko zenu ezizayo.

Bible Verse Review
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Go: James 4:13

ye: James 1:11, James 2:6, Deuteronomy 8:12-14, Deuteronomy 32:15, Nehemiah 9:25, Nehemiah 9:26, Job 20:15-29, Psalms 17:14, Psalms 49:6-20, Psalms 73:3-9, Psalms 73:18-20, Proverbs 11:4, Proverbs 11:28, Ecclesiastes 5:13, Ecclesiastes 5:14, Jeremiah 9:23, Micah 6:12, Zephaniah 1:18, Matthew 19:23, Matthew 19:24, Luke 6:24, Luke 12:16-21, Luke 16:19-25, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10, Revelation 6:15-17

weep: James 4:9, Isaiah 13:6, Isaiah 22:12, Isaiah 22:13, Jeremiah 4:8, Ezekiel 19:2, Joel 1:5, Joel 1:11, Joel 1:13, Amos 6:6, Amos 6:7, Zechariah 11:2, Zechariah 11:3, Luke 6:25, Luke 23:28, Luke 23:29

Reciprocal: Genesis 11:3 - they said one to another Leviticus 25:14 - General 2 Kings 5:5 - go Job 15:20 - the number Job 15:29 - neither shall Job 20:28 - and his goods Job 24:24 - are exalted Job 27:8 - General Psalms 4:6 - many Psalms 73:12 - these Psalms 103:6 - executeth Proverbs 1:19 - every Proverbs 8:18 - durable Proverbs 10:2 - Treasures Proverbs 10:22 - he Proverbs 11:17 - but Proverbs 13:11 - Wealth Proverbs 15:6 - in the revenues Proverbs 22:7 - rich Proverbs 22:16 - that oppresseth Proverbs 23:5 - riches Proverbs 30:14 - to devour Ecclesiastes 2:1 - Go to Isaiah 2:7 - land Isaiah 65:14 - ye shall Jeremiah 5:7 - I had fed Jeremiah 6:26 - make thee Jeremiah 18:11 - go to Jeremiah 25:34 - Howl Jeremiah 47:2 - then the Jeremiah 49:3 - Howl Ezekiel 18:7 - hath not Ezekiel 22:12 - greedily Ezekiel 22:27 - to get Ezekiel 26:13 - General Ezekiel 30:2 - Howl Ezekiel 34:4 - but with Ezekiel 45:8 - and my princes Hosea 7:14 - when Hosea 9:1 - Rejoice Joel 1:8 - Lament Amos 4:1 - which oppress Micah 6:10 - the treasures Habakkuk 2:6 - that increaseth Zephaniah 1:11 - Howl Zechariah 11:11 - knew Matthew 6:19 - General Matthew 24:12 - because Mark 10:24 - trust Luke 1:53 - and Luke 12:19 - Soul Luke 12:21 - he Luke 12:33 - provide Luke 16:26 - between Luke 17:28 - General Luke 18:8 - when Luke 18:24 - How Luke 21:23 - great Acts 2:45 - parted 1 Corinthians 7:31 - use 1 Thessalonians 2:16 - for James 4:2 - lust 1 John 3:7 - let

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Go to now, ye rich men,.... All rich men are not here designed; there are some rich men who are good men, and make a good use of their riches, and do not abuse them, as these here are represented; and yet wicked rich men, or those that were the openly profane, are not here intended neither; for the apostle only writes to such who were within the church, and not without, who were professors of religion; and such rich men are addressed here, who, notwithstanding their profession, were not rich towards God, but laid up treasure for themselves, and trusted in their riches, and boasted of the multitude of their wealth; and did not trust in God, and make use of their substance to his glory, and the good of his interest, as they should have done:

weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you; meaning, not temporal calamities that should come upon them at the destruction of Jerusalem, in which the rich greatly suffered by the robbers among themselves, as well as by the Roman soldiers; for the apostle is not writing to the Jews in Judea, and at Jerusalem; but to the Christians of the twelve tribes scattered in the several parts of the world, and who were not distressed by that calamity; but eternal miseries, or the torments of hell are intended, which, unless they repented of their sins, would shortly, suddenly, and unavoidably come upon them, when their present joy and laughter would be turned into howling and weeping.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Go to now - Notes, James 4:13.

Ye rich men - Not all rich men, but only that class of them who are specified as unjust and oppressive. There is no sin in merely being rich; where sin exists peculiarly among the rich, it arises from the manner in which wealth is acquired, the spirit which it tends to engender in the heart, and the way in which it is used. Compare the Luke 6:24 note; 1 Timothy 6:9 note.

Weep and howl - Greek: “Weep howling.” This would be expressive of very deep distress. The language is intensive in a high degree, showing that the calamities which were coming upon them were not only such as would produce tears, but tears accompanied with loud lamentations. In the East, it is customary to give expression to deep sorrow by loud outcries. Compare Isaiah 13:6; Isaiah 14:31; Isaiah 15:2; Isaiah 16:7; Jeremiah 4:8; Jeremiah 47:2; Joel 1:5.

For your miseries that shall come upon you - Many expositors, as Benson, Whitby, Macknight, and others, suppose that this refers to the approaching destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, and to the miseries which would be brought in the siege upon the Jewish people, in which the rich would be the peculiar objects of cupidity and vengeance. They refer to passages in Josephus, which describe particularly the sufferings to which the rich were exposed; the searching of their houses by the zealots, and the heavy calamities which came upon them and their families. But there is no reason to suppose that the apostle referred particularly to those events. The poor as well as the rich suffered in that siege, and there were no such special judgments then brought upon the rich as to show that they were the marked objects of the divine displeasure. It is much more natural to suppose that the apostle means to say that such men as he here refers to exposed themselves always to the wrath of God, and that they had great reason to weep in the anticipation of his vengeance. The sentiments here expressed by the apostle are not applicable merely to the Jews of his time. If there is any class of men which has special reason to dread the wrath of God at all times, it is just the class of men here referred to.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER V.

The profligate rich are in danger of God's judgments, because

of their pride, fraudulent dealings, riotous living, and

cruelty, 1-6.

The oppressed followers of God should be patient, for the

Lord's coming is nigh; and should not grudge against each

other, 7-9.

They should take encouragement from the example of the

prophets, and of Job, 10, 11.

Swearing forbidden, 12.

Directions to the afflicted, 13-16.

They should confess their faults to each other, 16.

The great prevalence of prayer instanced in Elijah, 17, 18.

The blessedness of converting a sinner from the error of his

way, 19, 20.

NOTES ON CHAP. V.

Verse James 5:1. Go to now — James 4:13; James 4:13.

Weep and howl for your miseries — St. James seems to refer here, in the spirit of prophecy, to the destruction that was coming upon the Jews, not only in Judea, but in all the provinces where they sojourned. He seems here to assume the very air and character of a prophet; and in the most dignified language and peculiarly expressive and energetic images, foretells the desolations that were coming upon this bad people.