James 5:8

Be, ye also, patient, Stablish your hearts, because, the Presence of the Lord, hath drawn near.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

In Context

7Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the Presence of the Lord:—Lo! the husbandman, awaiteth the precious fruit of the earth, having patience for it, until it receive the early and the latter rain:

9Be not sighing, brethren, one against another, lest ye be judged,—Lo! the Judge, before the doors, is standing.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:14Wait thou for Yahweh,—Be strong, and let thy heart be bold, Wait, then, for Yahweh!

Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Yahweh,—And he inclined, unto me, and heard my cry for help;

Lamentations 3:25Good is Yahweh, to them who wait for him, to the soul that will seek him;

Habakkuk 2:3For yet is the vision for an appointed time, still, it presseth towards an end, and will not deceive,—if it tarry, wait thou for it, for it, surely cometh,—will not be too late.

Romans 13:11And, this besides,—knowing the season—that it is an hour already for you out of sleep to be wakened; for, now, is our salvation nearer than when we believed:

Philippians 4:5Let, your considerateness, be known unto all men. The Lord, is near:—

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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