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James 4:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Be afflicted
talaiporeo (Greek #5003)
to be wretched, i.e. realize one's own misery
KJV usage: be afflicted.
Pronounce: tal-ahee-po-reh'-o
Origin: from 5005
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
mourn
pentheo (Greek #3996)
to grieve (the feeling or the act)
KJV usage: mourn, (be-)wail.
Pronounce: pen-theh'-o
Origin: from 3997
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
weep
klaio (Greek #2799)
to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)
KJV usage: bewail, weep.
Pronounce: klah'-yo
Origin: of uncertain affinity
: let
metastrepho (Greek #3344)
to turn across, i.e. transmute or (figuratively) corrupt
KJV usage: pervert, turn.
Pronounce: met-as-tref'-o
Origin: from 3326 and 4762
your
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
laughter
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
gelos (Greek #1071)
laughter (as a mark of gratification)
KJV usage: laughter.
Pronounce: ghel'-os
Origin: from 1070
be turned
metastrepho (Greek #3344)
to turn across, i.e. transmute or (figuratively) corrupt
KJV usage: pervert, turn.
Pronounce: met-as-tref'-o
Origin: from 3326 and 4762
to
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
mourning
penthos (Greek #3997)
grief
KJV usage: mourning, sorrow.
Pronounce: pen'-thos
Origin: strengthened from the alternate of 3958
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
your joy
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
chara (Greek #5479)
cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight
KJV usage: gladness, X greatly, (X be exceeding) joy(-ful, -fully, -fulness, -ous).
Pronounce: khar-ah'
Origin: from 5463
to
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
heaviness
katepheia (Greek #2726)
demureness, i.e. (by implication) sadness
KJV usage: heaviness.
Pronounce: kat-ay'-fi-ah
Origin: from a compound of 2596 and perhaps a derivative of the base of 5316 (meaning downcast in look)
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Ministry on This Verse

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afflicted.
James 5:1‑2• 1Come then, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming on.
 2Your wealth is corrupted, and your garments are become moth-eaten. (James 5:1‑2)
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Psa. 119:67,71,136•  (Psa. 119:67,71,136)
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Psa. 126:5‑6•  (Psa. 126:5‑6)
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Eccl. 7:2‑5•  (Eccl. 7:2‑5)
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Isa. 22:12‑13•  (Isa. 22:12‑13)
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Jer. 31:9,13,18‑20•  (Jer. 31:9,13,18‑20)
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Ezek. 7:16•  (Ezek. 7:16)
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Ezek. 16:63•  (Ezek. 16:63)
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Zech. 12:10‑14•  (Zech. 12:10‑14)
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Matt. 5:4• 4Blessed they that mourn; for they shall be comforted. (Matt. 5:4)
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Luke 6:21• 21{i}Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.{/i} (Luke 6:21)
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2 Cor. 7:10‑11• 10For grief according to God worketh repentance to salvation not to be regretted: but the grief of the world worketh out death.
 11For, behold, this very thing that ye were grieved according to God, how much diligence it wrought out in you, nay self-clearing, nay indignation, nay fear, nay longing desire, nay zeal, nay avenging! In everything did ye prove yourselves to be pure in the matter. (2 Cor. 7:10‑11)
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Job 30:31•  (Job 30:31)
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Prov. 14:13•  (Prov. 14:13)
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Eccl. 2:2•  (Eccl. 2:2)
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Eccl. 7:6•  (Eccl. 7:6)
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Lam. 5:15•  (Lam. 5:15)
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Luke 6:25• 25Woe unto you that are filled! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. (Luke 6:25)
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Luke 16:25• 25But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, likewise Lazarus evil things; but now here he is comforted, and thou art in suffering. (Luke 16:25)
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Rev. 18:7‑8• 7How much she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her. Because in her heart she saith, I sit a queen and am no widow and shall in no wise see mourning;
 8therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death and mourning and famine; and she shall be utterly burnt with fire: for strong {i}is{/i} the Lord God that judged her. (Rev. 18:7‑8)
• the hollow laughter of the professing religious world, and its false joys by which it deludes itself and seeks some relief from its miseries, will lead the heart that is touched by grace to mourn and weep. (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)
• Do we sometimes feel as though it were impossible for us to draw near to Him? These verses then will explain matters for us and show us the way. The only road into the Divine presence that is available for us is that of purification, within as well as without, of repentance. (“James 3” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Be wretcheda, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

JND Translation Notes

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"Have it done," not "be doing it"; the aorist tense. All the imperatives (ten) from vers. 7 to 10 are in the aorist.

W. Kelly Translation

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Sorrowa, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned unto mourning, and [your] joy unto heaviness.

WK Translation Notes

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Have the Revisers done well in adhering to "Be afflicted"? Surely "Be miserable" would be more in keeping with their own version of {vi 28008}{/vi}, and our next chapter, 5:1, as well as with the deeper expression of wretchedness in the word. See note to 4:7.