Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. New Living Translation You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter. English Standard Version You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. Berean Standard Bible You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. Berean Literal Bible You lived in luxury and lived in self-indulgence upon the earth. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. King James Bible Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. New King James Version You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter. New American Standard Bible You have lived for pleasure on the earth and lived luxuriously; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. NASB 1995 You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. NASB 1977 You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. Legacy Standard Bible You have lived luxuriously on the earth and lived in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a DAY OF SLAUGHTER. Amplified Bible On the earth you have lived luxuriously and abandoned yourselves to soft living and led a life of wanton pleasure [self-indulgence, self-gratification]; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. Christian Standard Bible You have lived luxuriously on the earth and have indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. Holman Christian Standard Bible You have lived luxuriously on the land and have indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter. American Standard Version Ye have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure; ye have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For you have made merry upon The Earth, and you have been gluttons. You have nourished your bodies as for a day of slaughter. Contemporary English Version While here on earth, you have thought only of filling your own stomachs and having a good time. But now you are like fat cattle on their way to be butchered. Douay-Rheims Bible You have feasted upon earth: and in riotousness you have nourished your hearts, in the day of slaughter. English Revised Version Ye have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure; ye have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter. GOD'S WORD® Translation You have lived in luxury and pleasure here on earth. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter. Good News Translation Your life here on earth has been full of luxury and pleasure. You have made yourselves fat for the day of slaughter. International Standard Version You have lived in luxury and pleasure on earth. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter. Literal Standard Version you lived in luxury on the earth, and were wanton; you nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter; Majority Standard Bible You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts as in the day of slaughter. New American Bible You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter. NET Bible You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. New Revised Standard Version You have lived on the earth in luxury and in pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. New Heart English Bible You have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter. Webster's Bible Translation Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. Weymouth New Testament Here on earth you have lived self-indulgent and profligate lives. You have stupefied yourselves with gross feeding; but a day of slaughter has come. World English Bible You have lived in luxury on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter. Young's Literal Translation ye did live in luxury upon the earth, and were wanton; ye did nourish your hearts, as in a day of slaughter; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warning to the Rich…4Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. 5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. 6You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.… Cross References Jeremiah 12:3 But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage. Jeremiah 25:34 Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery. Ezekiel 16:49 Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. Luke 16:19 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. 1 Timothy 5:6 But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive. 2 Peter 2:13 The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you. Treasury of Scripture You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. have lived. 1 Samuel 25:6,36 And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast… Job 21:11-15 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance… Psalm 17:14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. been. Isaiah 3:16 Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: Romans 13:13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. as in. Proverbs 7:14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows. Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. Isaiah 22:13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. Jump to Previous Delicately Earth Fattened Feeding Gross Hearts Indulged Luxuriously Luxury Nourish Nourished Pleasure Profligate Self-Indulgence Self-Indulgent Slaughter Wanton YourselvesJump to Next Delicately Earth Fattened Feeding Gross Hearts Indulged Luxuriously Luxury Nourish Nourished Pleasure Profligate Self-Indulgence Self-Indulgent Slaughter Wanton YourselvesJames 5 1. Rich oppressors are to fear God's vengeance.7. We ought to be patient in afflictions, after the example of the prophets, and Job; 12. to forbear swearing; 13. to pray in adversity, to sing in prosperity; 14. to acknowledge mutually our several faults, to pray one for another; 19. and to correct a straying brother. (5) Ye have lived in pleasure.--And what an indictment is this brought against them by the Apostle:--Ye revelled upon earth, and wantoned; ye nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter. The pleasure and wantonness wherein the rich had lived, the selfishness with which they had cared for their own hearts, in a time of death for others--nay, preparation of like for themselves: this is the aggravated wrong, and the inexpiable shame. In the Received text above they are accused of having "nourished their hearts as in a day of slaughter," the cries of the victims thus seeming an addition to their own delights; but the charge against them is heavy enough without this insertion. As they had dealt to others, so the vengeance of God dealt with them. The Passover called together the richest Jews from all parts of the earth, and they themselves were the victims in their last sacrifice. No words can overdraw the fury of the Roman onset, under Titus, when the Temple floors ran with blood, and the roofs raged in fire till all was utter desolation. Verse 5. - Further description of their sin. Ye have lived in pleasure (ἐτρυφήσατε, here only) on the earth, and been wanton (ἐσπαλατήσατε, only here and 1 Timothy 5:6); ye have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter. The ὡς of the Received Text ("as in a day," etc., A.V.) is quite wrong; it is wanting in א, A, B, Latt., Memphitic. The clause seems to imply that they were like brute beasts, feeding securely on the very day of their slaughter. Vulgate (Clem.), in die occisionis; but Codex Amiat., in diem occisionis. The actual expression, ἐν ἡμέρᾳ σφαγῆς, may have been suggested by Jeremiah 12:3, "Prepare them for the day of slaughter (LXX., εἰς ἡμέραν σφαγῆς αὐτῶν)."Parallel Commentaries ... Greek {You have lived} onἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. earth γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. in luxury Ἐτρυφήσατε (Etryphēsate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 5171: To live a luxurious life, live self-indulgently. From truphe; to indulge in luxury. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. self-indulgence. ἐσπαταλήσατε (espatalēsate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4684: To live extravagantly, luxuriously; To be wanton. From spatale; to be voluptuous. You have fattened ἐθρέψατε (ethrepsate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 5142: A primary verb; properly, to stiffen, i.e. Fatten (with food, etc.), pamper, rear). your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. hearts καρδίας (kardias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] day ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. of slaughter. σφαγῆς (sphagēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 4967: Slaughter, sacrifice. From sphazo; butchery (figuratively) of men (destruction). 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