1.
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Go to . See James 4:13 .
howl . Greek. ololuzo. Only here. An onomatopoeic word.
miseries . Greek. talaiporia. See Romans 3:16 . Compare James 4:9 .
shall come = are coming.
2.
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
riches = wealth. The Greek word ploutos conveys the idea of abundance. Compare Luke 12:19 .
corrupted . Greek. sepo . Only here.
are = have become.
motheaten . Greek. setobrotos. Only here.
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.
cankered = rusted. Greek. katioo. Only here.
rust . Greek. i o s . See James 3:8 .
a = for ( App-104 .) a.
have, &c . = treasured up. See Rom 2:5 . 1 Corinthians 16:2 .
last days . See 2 Timothy 3:1 .
4.
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.
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 .
of = on the part of.
arising from . App-104 .
kept back by fraud . Greek. apostereo. See 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 it is quoted from Isaiah.
LORD . App-98 .
5.
Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
have . Omit.
lived in pleasure . Greek. truphao. Only here. Compare 2 Peter 2:13 (riot).
earth . App-129 .
been wanton . See 1 Timothy 5:6 .
slaughter . See Acts 8:32 . Compare Isaiah 30:25 ; Isaiah 34:6 . Jeremiah 12:3 .
6.
Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
just . App-191 . Compare Matthew 12:7 ; Matthew 27:19 . Acts 3:14 .
not . App-105 . This is the Figure of speech Asyndeton. App-6 . The two ands should be omitted.
7.
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
unto, until Same Greek. word, heos.
coming . Greek. parousia. First occurance: Matthew 24:3 .
hath long patience = being patient.
early . Greek. proim o s . Only here.
latter . Greek. opsimos. Only here. Compare Joel 2:23 .
8.
Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
stablish . See Romans 1:11 .
draweth nigh = hath drawn near. See Matthew 3:2 .
9.
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
Grudge = Groan, or Murmur. See 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 .
10.
Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
the prophets . i.e. the O.T. prophets. App-189 .
have spoken = spoke. App-121 .
for = as.
example . See John 13:15 .
suffering affliction . Greek. kakopatheia. Only here. Compare James 5:13 .
patience . As in Hebrews 6:12 .
11.
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
12.
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
above = before. App-104 .
neither . Greek. mete .
heaven = the heaven. See Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 .
any . App-123 .
other . App-124 .
nay . App-105 .
into . The texts read "under". App-104 .
condemnation . App-177 .
13.
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
afflicted . Greek. kakopatheo. See 2 Timothy 2:3 and Compare James 5:10 , above.
pray . App-134 .
merry . See Acts 27:22 .
sing psalms . Greek. psallo. See Romans 15:9 .
14.
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15.
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
prayer . App-134 .
faith . App-150 .
sick . Greek. kamno. See Hebrews 12:3 . Not the same word as James 5:14 .
raise . . . up . App-178 .
and if . Greek. kan ( kai, with App-118 . b).
sins . App-128 .
16.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
faults . App-128 . but the texts read "sins", as above.
pray . App-134 .
for . App-104 .
healed . Greek. iaomai. See Luke 6:17 . This makes it clear that the circumstances in view are those of 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 . 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.
17.
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
man . App-123 .
subject, &c . = of like feelings. Greek. homoiopathes. Only here and 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.
18.
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
brought forth . Greek. blastano. See Hebrews 9:4 . Compare 1 Kings 17:1 ; 1Ki 18:1 , 1 Kings 18:41-45 . Elijah's praying for drought is first revealed in this passage.
19.
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
if . App-118 .
of = among. App-104 .
from . App-104 .
one = any one, as James 5:12 .
20.
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
know . App-132 .
the = a.
from . Greek. ek App-104 .
soul . App-110 .
hide = cover. Compare 1 Peter 4:8 . This refers to Proverbs 10:12 .