James 5:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.”
James 5:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 5:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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James 5:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.”
James 5:4 — World English Bible
James 5:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. ”
James 5:4 — American Standard Version
James 5:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you--doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;”
James 5:4 — Young's Literal Translation
James 5:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of [the] Lord of sabaoth. ”
James 5:4 — Darby Translation
James 5:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Behold, the hire of ye labourers, which haue reaped your fieldes (which is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth, and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lord of hostes.”
James 5:4 — Geneva Bible
James 5:4 in Context — James 5
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.
4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
What Does James 5:4 Mean?
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