James
James 5:1–2
1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. 2Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
James 5:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come | Ἄγε | Age | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G71 I lead |
| now | νῦν | nyn | Adverb | G3568 now, already, at present |
| rich | πλούσιοι | plousioi | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural | G4145 rich |
| weep | κλαύσατε | klausate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2799 I weep, weep for, mourn |
| wail | ὀλολύζοντες | ololyzontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3649 I howl, lament loudly |
| over | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | ταῖς | tais | Article - Dative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| misery | ταλαιπωρίαις | talaipōriais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G5004 hardship, misery |
| to come | ἐπερχομέναις | eperchomenais | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Plural | G1904 I approach, overtake, attack |
| upon you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
James 5:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| riches | πλοῦτος | ploutos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4149 riches, wealth |
| have rotted | σέσηπεν | sesēpen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4595 I cause to rot |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| moths have eaten | σητόβρωτα | sētobrōta | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4598 moth-eaten |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| clothes | ἱμάτια | himatia | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2440 outer garment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 5:1 Proverbs 11:28 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · Proverbs 11:4 · Luke 6:24–25 · Jeremiah 9:23 · James 1:11 · Luke 12:16–21 · Luke 16:19–25 · Matthew 19:23–24 · Micah 6:12 · Psalm 73:3–9 · Zephaniah 1:18
James 5:2 Matthew 6:19–20 · Job 13:28 · Luke 12:33 · Isaiah 50:9 · Isaiah 51:8 · 1 Peter 1:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.