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**Go to** . See [James 4:13](../../../kjv/james/4/13) .
**howl** . Greek. *ololuzo.* Only here. An onomatopoeic word.
**miseries** . Greek. *talaiporia.* See [Romans 3:16](../../../kjv/romans/3/16) . Compare [James 4:9](../../../kjv/james/4/9) .
**shall come** = are coming.

**riches** = wealth. The Greek word *ploutos* conveys the idea of abundance. Compare [Luke 12:19](../../../kjv/luke/12/19) .
**corrupted** . Greek. *sepo* . Only here.
**are** = have become.
**motheaten** . Greek. *setobrotos.* Only here.

**cankered** = rusted. Greek. *katioo.* Only here.
**rust** . Greek. *i* o *s* . See [James 3:8](../../../kjv/james/3/8) .
**a** = for ( App-104 .) a.
**have, &c** . = treasured up. See Rom 2:5 . [1 Corinthians 16:2](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/16/2) .
**last days** . See [2 Timothy 3:1](../../../kjv/2-timothy/3/1) .

**Behold** . App-133 .
**hire** = pay. Greek. *misthos,* Genitive translation "reward".
**have** . Omit.
**reaped down** . Greek. *amao.* Only here in N.T. occurs five times in Septuagint. Compare [Micah 6:15](../../../kjv/micah/6/15) .
**of** = on the part of.
**arising from** . App-104 .
**kept back by fraud** . Greek. *apostereo.* See [1 Corinthians 6:7](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/6/7) .
**cries** . Greek. *boe.* Only here.
**reaped** . Greek. *therizo.* Of frequently occurs in NT.
**LORD of Sabaoth** . This O.T. expression (= LORD of hosts) is used only here by a N.T. writer. In [Romans 9:29](../../../kjv/romans/9/29) it is quoted from Isaiah.
**LORD** . App-98 .

**have** . Omit.
**lived in pleasure** . Greek. *truphao.* Only here. Compare [2 Peter 2:13](../../../kjv/2-peter/2/13) (riot).
**earth** . App-129 .
**been wanton** . See [1 Timothy 5:6](../../../kjv/1-timothy/5/6) .
**slaughter** . See [Acts 8:32](../../../kjv/acts/8/32) . Compare [Isaiah 30:25](../../../kjv/isaiah/30/25) ; [Isaiah 34:6](../../../kjv/isaiah/34/6) . [Jeremiah 12:3](../../../kjv/jeremiah/12/3) .

**just** . App-191 . Compare [Matthew 12:7](../../../kjv/matthew/12/7) ; [Matthew 27:19](../../../kjv/matthew/27/19) . [Acts 3:14](../../../kjv/acts/3/14) .
**not** . App-105 . This is the Figure of speech *Asyndeton.* App-6 . The two *ands* should be omitted.

**unto, until** Same Greek. word, *heos.*
**coming** . Greek. *parousia.* First occurance: [Matthew 24:3](../../../kjv/matthew/24/3) .
**hath long patience** = being patient.
**early** . Greek. *proim* o *s* . Only here.
**latter** . Greek. *opsimos.* Only here. Compare [Joel 2:23](../../../kjv/joel/2/23) .

**stablish** . See [Romans 1:11](../../../kjv/romans/1/11) .
**draweth nigh** = hath drawn near. See [Matthew 3:2](../../../kjv/matthew/3/2) .

**Grudge** = Groan, or Murmur. See [Hebrews 13:17](../../../kjv/hebrews/13/17) .
**one against another** = against ( App-104 .) one another.
**lest** = in order that (Greek. *hina)* not (Greek. *me)* .
**condemned** . The texts read "judged". App-122 .
**before** . App-104 .

**the prophets** . i.e. the O.T. prophets. App-189 .
**have spoken** = spoke. App-121 .
**for** = as.
**example** . See [John 13:15](../../../kjv/john/13/15) .
**suffering affliction** . Greek. *kakopatheia.* Only here. Compare [James 5:13](../../../kjv/james/5/13) .
**patience** . As in [Hebrews 6:12](../../../kjv/hebrews/6/12) .

**count . . . happy** . Greek. *makarizo.* Only here and [Luke 1:48](../../../kjv/luke/1/48) (call blessed).
**have** . Omit.
**patience** . As in [Titus 2:2](../../../kjv/titus/2/2) .
**seen** = saw. App-133 .
**end** . Compare [Job 42:6](../../../kjv/job/42/6) .
**very pitiful** . Gr *polusplanchnos.* Only here.
**of tender mercy** . Greek. *oiktirmon.*

**above** = before. App-104 .
**neither** . Greek. *mete* .
**heaven** = the heaven. See [Matthew 6:9](../../../kjv/matthew/6/9) , [Matthew 6:10](../../../kjv/matthew/6/10) .
**any** . App-123 .
**other** . App-124 .
**nay** . App-105 .
**into** . The texts read "under". App-104 .
**condemnation** . App-177 .

**afflicted** . Greek. *kakopatheo.* See [2 Timothy 2:3](../../../kjv/2-timothy/2/3) and Compare [James 5:10](../../../kjv/james/5/10) , above.
**pray** . App-134 .
**merry** . See [Acts 27:22](../../../kjv/acts/27/22) .
**sing psalms** . Greek. *psallo.* See [Romans 15:9](../../../kjv/romans/15/9) .

**elders** . App-189 .
**church** . App-186 . Here the church must mean the assembly which worshipped in the synagogue of [James 2:2](../../../kjv/james/2/2) .
**over** . App-104 .
**anointing** = having anointed. Greek. *aleipho.* Occurs here *and* eight times in the Gospels. Compare [Mark 6:13](../../../kjv/mark/6/13) .

**prayer** . App-134 .
**faith** . App-150 .
**sick** . Greek. *kamno.* See [Hebrews 12:3](../../../kjv/hebrews/12/3) . Not the same word as [James 5:14](../../../kjv/james/5/14) .
**raise . . . up** . App-178 .
**and if** . Greek. *kan* ( *kai,* with App-118 . b).
**sins** . App-128 .

**faults** . App-128 . but the texts read "sins", as above.
**pray** . App-134 .
**for** . App-104 .
**healed** . Greek. *iaomai.* See [Luke 6:17](../../../kjv/luke/6/17) . This makes it clear that the circumstances in view are those of [1 Corinthians 11:30](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/11/30) . The offenders were those who had wronged their brethren, or had shown an unbrotherly spirit, and so had brought chastisement upon themselves.
**effectual fervent** = inwrought, or energized. Greek. *energeo.*
**prayer** . App-134 .
**righteous** = just, [James 5:6](../../../kjv/james/5/6) . App-191 . Read, "a prayer of a just *man* inwrought"; i.e. by the Spirit.
**availeth much** . Literally is strong (Greek. *ischuo.* Compare App-172 .) for much.

**man** . App-123 .
**subject, &c** . = of like feelings. Greek. *homoiopathes.* Only here and [Acts 14:15](../../../kjv/acts/14/15) .
**earnestly** = with prayer. App-134 . This is a Hebraism. Figure of speech *Polyptoton.* App-6 .
**rain** . App-136 .
**by the space of.** Omit.

**brought forth** . Greek. *blastano.* See [Hebrews 9:4](../../../kjv/hebrews/9/4) . Compare [1 Kings 17:1](../../../kjv/1-kings/17/1) ; 1Ki 18:1 , [1 Kings 18:41-45](../../../kjv/1-kings/18/41-45) . Elijah's praying for drought is first revealed in this passage.

**if** . App-118 .
**of** = among. App-104 .
**from** . App-104 .
**one** = any one, as [James 5:12](../../../kjv/james/5/12) .

**know** . App-132 .
**the** = a.
**from** . Greek. *ek* App-104 .
**soul** . App-110 .
**hide** = cover. Compare [1 Peter 4:8](../../../kjv/1-peter/4/8) . This refers to [Proverbs 10:12](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/12) .

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