Verse 9

James 4:9

Noah Webster Bible

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 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even from your lusts that war in... Focus ↗

2 Ye lust and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have... Focus ↗

3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Focus ↗

4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God (Elo... Focus ↗

5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? Focus ↗

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

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God (Elohim). 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 will lift you up. Focus ↗

11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his broth... Focus ↗

12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save, and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? Focus ↗

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

14 Whereas ye know not what will be on the morrow: For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appe... Focus ↗

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

16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. Focus ↗

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

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