James 5:3

King James Version (KJV)

Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

Translations

James 5:3 - Amplified Bible

Your gold and silver are completely rusted through, and their rust will be testimony against you and it will devour your flesh as if it were fire. You have heaped together treasure for the last days.

James 5:3 - American Standard Version

Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last days.

James 5:3 - Bible in Basic English

Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.

James 5:3 - Darby Bible

Your gold and silver is eaten away, and their canker shall be for a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasure in [the] last days.

James 5:3 - English Standard Version

Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.

James 5:3 - King James Version

Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

James 5:3 - La Biblia de las Americas

Vuestro oro y vuestra plata se han oxidado, su herrumbre será un testigo contra vosotros y consumirá vuestra carne como fuego. Es en los ùltimos dìas que habéis acumulado tesoros.

James 5:3 - The Message

James 5:3 - New American Standard Bible

Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!

James 5:3 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Su oro y su plata se han oxidado, su herrumbre será un testigo contra ustedes y consumirá su carne como fuego. Es en los ùltimos dìas que han acumulado tesoros.

James 5:3 - World English Bible

Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.

James 5:3 - Young's Living Translation

your gold and silver have rotted, and the rust of them for a testimony shall be to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye made treasure in the last days!

James 5:3 - Additional Comments

The treasure they have collected in piles appeared to have great value, but (see vs 2) it was rancid and decaying and of little real value. It reminds me of a piece of fruit that looks terrific on the outside, but you open it and it is mealy, dry, or even moldy.
Why is their treasure described this way? Think of a guy whose car, sport (e.g. golf), hobby (fishing), so had a grasp on him that his family fell apart. The car itself was in mint condition, but could be described as being full of corrosion.

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