Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. New Living Translation Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. English Standard Version Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Berean Standard Bible Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. Berean Literal Bible Be grieved and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and the joy to gloom. King James Bible Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. New King James Version Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. New American Standard Bible Be miserable, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom. NASB 1995 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. NASB 1977 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy to gloom. Legacy Standard Bible Be miserable and mourn and cry. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. Amplified Bible Be miserable and grieve and weep [over your sin]. Let your [foolish] laughter be turned to mourning and your [reckless] joy to gloom. Christian Standard Bible Be miserable and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Holman Christian Standard Bible Be miserable and mourn and weep. Your laughter must change to mourning and your joy to sorrow. American Standard Version Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Contemporary English Version Be sad and sorry and weep. Stop laughing and start crying. Be gloomy instead of glad. English Revised Version Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. GOD'S WORD® Translation Be miserable, mourn, and cry. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into gloom. Good News Translation Be sorrowful, cry, and weep; change your laughter into crying, your joy into gloom! International Standard Version Be miserable, mourn, and cry. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom. Majority Standard Bible Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. NET Bible Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair. New Heart English Bible Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom. Webster's Bible Translation Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Weymouth New Testament Afflict yourselves and mourn and weep aloud; let your laughter be turned into grief, and your gladness into shame. World English Bible Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBe exceedingly afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter be turned to mourning, and the joy to heaviness; Berean Literal Bible Be grieved and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and the joy to gloom. Young's Literal Translation be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter to mourning be turned, and the joy to heaviness; Smith's Literal Translation Toil, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and joy to dejection. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBe afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow. Catholic Public Domain Version Be afflicted: mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your gladness into sorrow. New American Bible Begin to lament, to mourn, to weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection. New Revised Standard Version Lament and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHumble yourselves, and mourn; let your laughter be turned to weeping, and your joy to sorrow. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Be humble and make lamentation and let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to grief. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentBe afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to sorrow. Godbey New Testament Weep, and mourn, lament: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow. Haweis New Testament Be bitterly afflicted and lament, and let your tears run down; let your laughter be converted into mourning, and your joy into dejection. Mace New Testament be afflicted, be mournful, and weep: let your mirth be converted to sadness, and your joy to vexation. Weymouth New Testament Afflict yourselves and mourn and weep aloud; let your laughter be turned into grief, and your gladness into shame. Worrell New Testament Be wretched, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness! Worsley New Testament Be grieved, and mourn, and weep: let your mirth be turned into mourning, and your joy to sadness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Drawing Near to God…8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.… Cross References Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 2 Corinthians 7:10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. Joel 2:12-13 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart. Isaiah 22:12 On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. Lamentations 5:15 Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning. Psalm 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. Luke 6:25 Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. Ezekiel 7:16 The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity. Jeremiah 31:18-19 I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. Psalm 126:5-6 Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain. Isaiah 61:3 to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. Zechariah 12:10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. Hosea 12:6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God. Treasury of Scripture Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. afflicted. James 5:1,2 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you… Psalm 119:67,71,136 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word… Psalm 126:5,6 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy… let. Job 30:31 My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep. Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. Ecclesiastes 2:2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? Jump to Previous Afflict Afflicted Aloud Change Exceeding Gladness Gloom Grief Grieve Heaviness Joy Lament Miserable Mourn Mourning Shame Sorrow Troubled Turned Wail Weep Weeping Wretched YourselvesJump to Next Afflict Afflicted Aloud Change Exceeding Gladness Gloom Grief Grieve Heaviness Joy Lament Miserable Mourn Mourning Shame Sorrow Troubled Turned Wail Weep Weeping Wretched YourselvesJames 4 1. We are to strive against covetousness;4. intemperance; 5. pride; 11. detraction and rash judgment of others; 13. and not to be boastful of our future plans. Grieve The Greek word used here is "talaipōreō," which conveys a sense of deep distress and wretchedness. In the context of James, this call to grieve is a spiritual awakening to the seriousness of sin. Historically, grieving was a public and communal expression of sorrow, often associated with repentance. The call to grieve is a call to recognize the gravity of sin and the separation it causes between humanity and God. It is an invitation to a heartfelt repentance that acknowledges our need for divine grace. Mourn Weep Turn your laughter to mourning Your joy to gloom Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Grieve,ταλαιπωρήσατε (talaipōrēsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 5003: To endure severe hardship, be harassed, complain. From talaiporos; to be wretched, i.e. Realize one's own misery. mourn, πενθήσατε (penthēsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 3996: To mourn, lament, feel guilt. From penthos; to grieve. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. weep. κλαύσατε (klausate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2799: To weep, weep for, mourn, lament. Of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. Wail aloud. Turn μετατραπήτω (metatrapētō) Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3344: To turn, change, corrupt, pervert. From meta and strepho; to turn across, i.e. Transmute or corrupt. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. laughter γέλως (gelōs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1071: Laughter. From gelao; laughter. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. mourning, πένθος (penthos) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3997: Mourning, sorrow, sadness, grief. Strengthened from the alternate of pascho; grief. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [your] ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. joy χαρὰ (chara) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5479: Joy, gladness, a source of joy. From chairo; cheerfulness, i.e. Calm delight. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. gloom. κατήφειαν (katēpheian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2726: From a compound of kata and perhaps a derivative of the base of phaino; demureness, i.e. sadness. Links James 4:9 NIVJames 4:9 NLT James 4:9 ESV James 4:9 NASB James 4:9 KJV James 4:9 BibleApps.com James 4:9 Biblia Paralela James 4:9 Chinese Bible James 4:9 French Bible James 4:9 Catholic Bible NT Letters: James 4:9 Lament mourn and weep (Ja Jas. Jam) |
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