What Does James 4:9 Mean?

“Be afflicted”

to be wretched, i.e., realize one's own misery

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“mourn”

to grieve (the feeling or the act)

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“weep”

to sob, i.e., wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“laughter”

laughter (as a mark of gratification)

“let your”

of (from or concerning) you

“to”

to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases

“mourning”

grief

“be turned”

to turn across, i.e., transmute or (figuratively) corrupt

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“your joy”

cheerfulness, i.e., calm delight

“to”

to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases

“heaviness”

demureness, i.e., (by implication) sadness