James 5:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹ Come on now, you rich people, cry and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ COME NOW, you rich [people], weep aloud and lament over the miseries (the woes) that are surely coming upon you.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹ Pay attention, you wealthy people! Weep and moan over the miseries coming upon you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Act now, you who are wealthy! Weep and wail in your miseries, which will soon come upon you!

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

James 5:1 Cross References

James 1:11

For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass [so that] its flower [blossoms] fall off, and its beautiful appearance is destroyed. In the same way, the wealthy person will fade away as he goes about his business [affairs].

James 2:6

But you people have dishonored the poor person. Are not rich people the ones who oppress you and drag you to court?

James 4:13

Come on now, you people who are saying, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this [or that] city, spend a year there, do business and make some money.”

James 4:9

Be distressed and grieve and cry [over your sins]; your laughter should turn into grieving and your joy [should turn] into sorrow.