James 5:2

The riches of{you} has-rotted and the outer-garments of{you} has-become moth-eaten.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

In Context

1Be-leading now [i.e. English idiom "Come now,"], the[plural] rich, weep, howling upon to{the hardship-ias, the being-come-upon} of{you}.

3The gold of{you} and the silver has-been-rusted/corroded-down, and the rust/corrosion of{same} will-be into witness to{you}, and will-eat the fleshes of{you}, as fire you-wealth-ize in to{[the] last days}.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:19Do_not_be-wealth-izing to{yourselves} wealths upon of{the earth} which-where moth and eat-up-sis[i.e. state of eating up] is-unreveal-izing and which-where thieves are-digging-through and are-stealing.

James 2:2for if-supposing [a] gold-ring-ive man may-come-into into the gathering[translit. "synagogue"] of{you} in to{shining attire}; moreover, also [a] destitute in to{filthy/sordid attire} may-come-into,

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 →

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