James 5:4

King James Version (KJV)

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

Translations

James 5:4 - Amplified Bible

[But] look! [Here are] the wages that you have withheld by fraud from the laborers who have reaped your fields, crying out [for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of hosts.

James 5:4 - American Standard Version

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

James 5:4 - Bible in Basic English

See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.

James 5:4 - Darby Bible

Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of [the] Lord of sabaoth.

James 5:4 - English Standard Version

Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

James 5:4 - King James Version

James 5:4 - La Biblia de las Americas

Mirad, el jornal de los obreros que han segado vuestros campos y que ha sido retenido por vosotros, clama contra vosotros; y el clamor de los segadores ha llegado a los oìdos del Señor de los ejércitos (Gr., Sabaot).

James 5:4 - The Message

All the workers you’ve exploited and cheated cry out for judgment. The groans of the workers you used and abused are a roar in the ears of the Master Avenger. You’ve looted the earth and lived it up. But all you’ll have to show for it is a fatter than usual corpse. In fact, what you’ve done is condemn and murder perfectly good persons, who stand there and take it.

James 5:4 - New American Standard Bible

Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, {and} which has been withheld by you, cries out {against you;} and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

James 5:4 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Miren, el jornal de los obreros que han segado sus campos y que ha sido retenido por ustedes, clama contra ustedes. El clamor de los segadores ha llegado a los oìdos del Señor de los ejércitos (de Sabaot).

James 5:4 - World English Bible

Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cries out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

James 5:4 - Young's Living Translation

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

James 5:4 - Additional Comments

Verses 4-6: Wow, the destructive character of the rich person! Alas, that poor, poor fool.
We so easily dismiss these 3 verses, seeing the person it describes - wealthy, which you are not, and full of evil against others, which you are not.
Ah, but wait. Let us look more carefully. Examine yourself. Maybe you have a pure heart, but maybe not.
Who mows your field and are reapers of your crops? Just ask, who serves you? The waitress (what was her name? how did you tip?), the McDonald's clerk (how did you handle that incorrect order?), the grocery store bag boy (how did you treat him after he bent your loaf of bread?), the other person in traffic (what did you say to your passenger when the other car drove slow or made a driving mistake?), the help desk person on the phone (what happened when they could not help you?), the sales person in a store (when they gave you incorrect info and you actually knew more than them?), etc.

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