James 5:7
Be patient, then, brothers, until the coming of the LORD; behold, the farmer expects the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, until he may receive rain—early and latter;
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In Context
6you condemned—you murdered the righteous; he does not resist you.
8you also be patient; establish your hearts, because the coming of the LORD has drawn near;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 11:14then I have given the rain of your land in its season—autumn rain and spring rain—and you have gathered your grain, and your new wine, and your oil,
Hosea 6:3And we know—we pursue to know YHWH, || His going forth is prepared as the dawn, || And He comes in as a shower to us, || As spring rain [and] autumn rain to the earth.”
Zechariah 10:1They asked of YHWH rain || In a time of spring rain, || YHWH is making lightnings, || And He gives to them rain [in] showers. To each—the herb in the field.
Matthew 24:44because of this also you, become ready, because in what hour you do not think, the Son of Man comes.
Luke 18:8I say to you that He will execute justice to them quickly; but the Son of Man having come, will He find faith on the earth?”
Romans 2:7to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, seek glory, and honor, and incorruptibility—continuous life;
Matthew Henry on James 5:2-12
Warnings to the Rich; Motives to Patience under Affliction. ( a. d. 61.) 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. 4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and… Read the whole commentary →