James 4:5

Or do you think that in vain the Kitvei Hakodesh attests that Hashem yearns jealously over the Ruach Hakodesh He causes to dwell in us?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

In Context

4No'efot (adulterers)! Do you not have da'as that to have shaichus (closeness, friendship, intimacy) with the Olam Hazeh is eyvah im Hashem (enmity with G-d)? Therefore, whoever chooses to make the Olam Hazeh his Oihev is made an Oyev (Enemy) of Hashem. + 4:4 Isa 54:4; Jer 3:20; Hos 2:2-5; 3:1; 9:1

6But He gives all the more Chen v'Chesed! Therefore it says, Hashem LALETZIM HU YALITZ V'LA'ANAYIM YITEN CHEN + 4:6 Prov 3:34 ( Hashem opposes the proud mocker but gives grace to the humble).

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Cross References

Genesis 6:5And Hashem saw that the wickedness of HaAdam was great in ha'aretz and that every yetzer (inclination) of the machshevot (thoughts) of his lev was only rah (evil) continually. + 6:5 Ro 7:18

Genesis 26:14For he had possession of tzon, and possession of cattle, and many avadim; and the Pelishtim envied him.

Genesis 37:11And his achim had kina (jealousy, envy) toward him; but Aviv was shomer over the saying.

Numbers 11:29And Moshe said unto him, Are you jealous for my sake? If only kol Am Hashem were neviim, and that Hashem would put His Ruach upon them + 11:29 See Yoel 2:27 [3:1]!

Psalms 106:16They envied Moshe also in the machaneh, 1 and Aharon the kadosh Hashem (Aharon the holy one of Hashem ). 1

Ecclesiastes 4:4Again, I considered all amal, and every kishron hama'aseh (skillful achievement), that such is a simple derivative of kinat ish meirei'eihu (the envy of man of his neighbor). This also is hevel, a chasing after ruach.

Matthew Henry on James 4:2-11

Origin of War and Contention; Against Pride; Submission to God. ( a. d. 61.) 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever… Read the whole commentary →

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