Study it in the app“Your 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.”
James warns the rich: the wages held back from workers cry outJustice and mercy
Your goldὁ χρυσὸς ὑμῶνandκαὶsilverὁ ἄργυροςhave corroded,κατίωταιandκαὶtheir corrosionὁ ἰὸς αὐτῶνwill beἔσταιa testimonyεἰς μαρτύριονagainst youὑμῖνandκαὶwill eatφάγεταιyour fleshτὰς σάρκας ὑμῶνlikeὡςfire.πῦρYou have stored up treasureἐθησαυρίσατεinἐνthe lastἐσχάταιςdays.ἡμέραις
gold
Gold; also things made of gold.
Where else “chrysos” appearssilver
Silver.
Where else “argyros” appearsbe corroded
Be corroded, rust.
Where else “katiōtai” appearsrust
What eats away metal.
Where else “ios” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estai” appearstestimony, evidence
Testimony, evidence.
Where else “martyrion” appearseat
Eat.
Where else “phagetai” appearsflesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarkas” appearsfire
Fire.
Where else “pyr” appearsstore up
Store up, lay up treasure, keep.
Where else “ethēsaurisate” appearslast in time
Last in time: "the last day".
Where else “eschatais” appearslifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmerais” appears2Your wealth has rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten.
3 · This verse (above)
4Look, the wages of the workers who mowed your fields, withheld by you, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Tsevaot.
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?
