James 5:4

Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.

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WEBBE

Behold, the wages of the labourers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.

BSB

Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

KJV

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

ASV

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

BBE

See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.

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ἰδοὺ idou Behold G2400 ὁ ho the G3588 μισθὸς misthos wage G3408 τῶν tōn of the G3588 ἐργατῶν ergatōn workmen G2040 τῶν tōn who G3588 ἀμησάντων amēsantōn having harvested G270 τὰς tas the G3588 χώρας chōras fields G5561 ὑμῶν humōn of you G4771 ὁ ho which G3588 ἀπεστερημένος apesterēmenos kept back G650 ἀφ aph᾽ by G575 ὑμῶν humōn you G4771 κράζει krazei cries out G2896 καὶ kai and G2532 αἱ hai the G3588 βοαὶ boai cries G995 τῶν tōn of those G3588 θερισάντων therisantōn having harvested G2325 εἰς eis into G1519 τὰ ta the G3588 ὦτα ōta ears G3775 κυρίου kuriou of [the] Lord G2962 σαβαὼθ sabaōth of Hosts G4519 εἰσεληλύθασιν eiselēluthasin have entered G1525

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

Public troubles are most grievous to those who live in pleasure, and are secure and sensual, though all ranks suffer deeply at such times. All idolized treasures will soon perish, except as they will rise up in judgment against their possessors. Take heed of defrauding and oppressing; and avoid the very appearance of it. God does not forbid us to use lawful pleasures; but to live in pleasure, especially sinful pleasure, is a provoking sin. Is it no harm for people to unfit themselves for minding the concerns of their souls, by indulging bodily appetites? The just may be condemned and killed; but when such suffer by oppressors, this is marked by God. Above all their other crimes, the Jews had condemned and crucified that Just One who had come among them, even Jesus Christ the righteous.

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