King James Version
James 5:1 in the King James Version says “Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.” — study this verse from James chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.”
James 5:1 · KJV
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
“now”
G3568"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
“for”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“that shall come upon”
G1904to supervene, i.e., arrive, occur, impend, attack, (figuratively) influence
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