Verse 9

James 4:9

American Standard Version

9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

Original Language Text

greek

ταλαιπωρήσατε καὶ πενθήσατε καὶ κλαύσατε· ὁ γέλως ὑμῶν εἰς πένθος ⸀μετατραπήτω καὶ ἡ χαρὰ εἰς κατήφειαν·

English Translation

You have been tormented and mourned and wept; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into gloom.

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Chapter 4 Context

1 Whence [come] wars and whence [come] fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your plea... Focus ↗

2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because... Focus ↗

3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures. Focus ↗

4 Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God (Elohim)? Whosoever... Focus ↗

5 Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long u... Focus ↗

6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore [the scripture] saith, God (Elohim) resisteth the proud, but giv... Focus ↗

7 Be subject therefore unto God (Elohim); but resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Focus ↗

8 Draw nigh to God (Elohim), and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify... Focus ↗

9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heavines...

10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you. Focus ↗

11 Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother,... Focus ↗

12 One [only] is the lawgiver and judge, [even] he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou... Focus ↗

13 Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and tr... Focus ↗

14 whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor, that appeare... Focus ↗

15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that. Focus ↗

16 But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil. Focus ↗

17 To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. Focus ↗

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