James 5:2

James 5:2

Rich Oppressors Will Be Judged

1 Come now, you ^arich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!

2 Your ^ariches are corrupted, and ^byour garments are moth-eaten.

3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. ^aYou have heaped up treasure in the last days.

4 Indeed ^athe wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and ^bthe cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of¹ Sabaoth.

5 You have lived on the earth in pleasure and¹ luxury; you have fattened your hearts³ as in a day of slaughter.

6 You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.

Be Patient and Persevering

7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord¹ is at hand.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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corrupted—about to be destroyed through God's curse on your oppression, whereby your riches are accumulated (James 5:4). CALVIN thinks the sense is, Your riches perish without being of any use either to others or even to yourselves, for instance, your garments which are moth-eaten in your chests.

garments . . . moth-eaten—referring to Matthew 6:19-20.

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