James 5:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. ”
James 5:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 5:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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James 5:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.”
James 5:1 — World English Bible
James 5:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you. ”
James 5:1 — American Standard Version
James 5:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon <FI>you<Fi> ;”
James 5:1 — Young's Literal Translation
James 5:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that [are] coming upon [you]. ”
James 5:1 — Darby Translation
James 5:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Goe to nowe, ye rich men: weepe, and howle for your miseries that shall come vpon you.”
James 5:1 — Geneva Bible
James 5:1 in Context — James 5
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
What Does James 5:1 Mean?
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