James 5:1
Come now, you who have osher (riches), weep, howling over your miseries coming upon you. + 5:1 Isa 13:6; Ezek 30:2
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly batim (houses) and dwelt therein;
Nehemiah 9:25And they took fortified cities, and an adamah shemenah, and possessed batim full of all goods, wells dug, kramim, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance; so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
Psalms 17:14From men with Thy yad, Hashem, 1 from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, 1 and with Thy treasures Thou fillest their belly; 1 they are satisfied with children, 1 and leave their abundance to their babes. 1
Psalms 73:3For I had kina (envy) of the holelim (arrogant ones), 1 when I saw the shalom of the resha'im. 1
Proverbs 11:4Hon (riches) profit not in the yom evrah (day of wrath), 1 but tzedakah (righteousness) delivereth from mavet. 1
Ecclesiastes 5:13The same osher (riches) perish by an evil event and he begetteth a ben; thus this one hath nothing in his hand.
Matthew Henry on James 5:1
In this chapter the apostle denounces the judgments of God upon those rich men who oppress the poor, showing them how great their sin and folly are in the sight of God, and how grievous the punishments would be which should fall upon themselves, ver. 1-6 . Hereupon, all the faithful are exhorted to patience under their trials and sufferings, ver. 7-11 . The sin of swearing is cautioned against, ver. 12 . We are directed how to act, both under affliction and in prosperity, ver. 13 . Prayer for the sick, and… Read the whole commentary →