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Your wealthὁ πλοῦτος ὑμῶνhas rotted,σέσηπενandκαὶyour clothesτὰ ἱμάτια ὑμῶνhave becomeγέγονενmoth-eaten.σητόβρωτα
James 5:2
Study it in the app“Your wealth has rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten.”
James warns the rich: the wages held back from workers cry outJustice and mercy
With the Greek beneath
James 5:2, word by word
- Your wealthπλοῦτοςploutos
wealth
Possessions, money.
Where else “ploutos” appears- has rottedσέσηπενsesēpen
rot
Rot, decay.
Where else “sesēpen” appears- your clothesἱμάτιαhimatia
clothes
Everything one has on.
Where else “himatia” appears- have becomeγέγονενgegonen
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “gegonen” appears- moth-eatenσητόβρωταsētobrōta
moth-eaten
Moth-eaten.
Where else “sētobrōta” appears
The context
1Come now, you rich, weep, wailing aloud over your miseries that are coming upon you.
2 · This verse (above)
3Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days.
To study James 5 in a group
1. What it says
What warning does James give to the rich who have stored up wealth (v. 1-6)?
2. What it means
James gives the farmer and the prophets as examples (v. 7-11). What does he want to teach about patience through them?
3. How I live it
James encourages praying for one another (v. 13-16). Who needs your prayer or your company this week?