1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you.


In Context

1 Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you.

2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.

3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.

James 5:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:1Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you. ]

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:1Go to now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come on you.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:1Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl in your miseries, which shall come upon you.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:1Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:1Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:1Go to now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:1Come now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:1Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:1Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you;