James 5:1

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
Ἄγε
G71 V-PAM-2S
agō
properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
  • to lead, take with one
    • to lead by laying hold of, and this way to bring to the point of destination: of an animal
    • "to lead by accompanying to (into) a place"to lead with one's self, attach to one's self as an attendant"to conduct, bring"to lead away, to a court of justice, magistrate, etc.
    to lead,
    • to lead, guide, direct
    • "to lead through, conduct to: to something"to move, impel: of forces and influences on the mind
    to pass a day, keep or celebrate a feast, etc."to go, depart
νῦν
G3568 ADV
nyn
___%___now___%___ (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
  • at this time, the present, now
οἱ
G3588 T-VPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
πλούσιοι
G4145 A-VPM
plousios
wealthy; figuratively, abounding with
  • wealthy, abounding in material resources
  • "metaphorically abounding, abundantly supplied
    • abounding (rich) in Christian virtues and eternal possessions
κλαύσατε
G2799 V-AAM-2P
klaiō
to sob, i.e., wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)
  • to mourn, weep, lament
    • weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing signified (i.e., for the pain and grief)
    • "of those who mourn for the dead
    to weep for, mourn for, bewail, one
ὀλολύζοντες
G3649 V-PAP-NPM
ololyzō
to ___%___howl___%___ or ___%___halloo___%___, i.e., shriek
  • to howl, wail, lament
    • of a loud cry whether for joy or of grief
ἐπὶ
G1909 PREP
epi
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc
  • upon, on, at, by, before
  • "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
ταῖς
G3588 T-DPF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ταλαιπωρίαις
G5004 N-DPF
talaipōria
wretchedness, i.e., calamity
  • hardship, trouble, calamity, misery
ὑμῶν
G5216
hymōn
of (from or concerning) you
  • of yours
ταῖς
G3588 T-DPF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἐπερχομέναις
G1904 V-PNP-DPF
eperchomai
to supervene, i.e., arrive, occur, impend, attack, (figuratively) influence
  • to come to arrive
    • of time, come on, be at hand, be future
    to come upon, overtake, one
    • of sleep
    • "of disease"of calamities"of the Holy Spirit, descending and operating in one"of an enemy attacking one

Ἄγε νῦν οἱ πλούσιοι κλαύσατε ὀλολύζοντες ἐπὶ ταῖς ταλαιπωρίαις ὑμῶν ταῖς ἐπερχομέναις
1
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Cross References

Proverbs 11:28

בּוֹטֵחַ בְּעָשְׁרוֹ הוּא יִפּוֹל וְכֶעָלֶה צַדִּיקִים יִפְרָֽחוּ׃
28
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

1 Timothy 6:9

οἱ δὲ βουλόμενοι πλουτεῖν ἐμπίπτουσιν εἰς πειρασμὸν καὶ παγίδα καὶ ἐπιθυμίας πολλὰς ἀνοήτους καὶ βλαβεράς αἵτινες βυθίζουσιν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους εἰς ὄλεθρον καὶ ἀπώλειαν
9
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Proverbs 11:4

לֹא-יוֹעִיל הוֹן בְּיוֹם עֶבְרָה וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּֽוֶת׃
4
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Luke 6:24

Πλὴν οὐαὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς πλουσίοις ὅτι ἀπέχετε τὴν παράκλησιν ὑμῶν
24
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

James 1:11

ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν καὶ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο· οὕτως καὶ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται
11
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the away rich man fade in his ways.

Luke 12:16

Εἶπεν δὲ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς λέγων Ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν χώρα
16
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Jeremiah 9:23

כֹּה׀ אָמַר יְהוָה אַל-יִתְהַלֵּל חָכָם בְּחָכְמָתוֹ וְאַל-יִתְהַלֵּל הַגִּבּוֹר בִּגְבֽוּרָתוֹ אַל-יִתְהַלֵּל עָשִׁיר בְּעָשְׁרֽוֹ׃
23
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

Luke 16:19

Ἄνθρωπος δέ τις ἦν πλούσιος καὶ ἐνεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον εὐφραινόμενος καθ' ἡμέραν λαμπρῶς
19
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

Matthew 19:23

δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι δυσκόλως πλούσιος εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν
23
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Micah 6:12

אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׁירֶיהָ מָלְאוּ חָמָס וְיֹשְׁבֶיהָ דִּבְּרוּ-שָׁקֶר וּלְשׁוֹנָם רְמִיָּה בְּפִיהֶֽם׃
12
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Psalms 73:3

כִּֽי-קִנֵּאתִי בַּֽהוֹלְלִים שְׁלוֹם רְשָׁעִים אֶרְאֶֽה׃
3
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Zephaniah 1:18

גַּם-כַּסְפָּם גַּם-זְהָבָם לֹֽא-יוּכַל לְהַצִּילָם בְּיוֹם עֶבְרַת יְהוָה וּבְאֵשׁ קִנְאָתוֹ תֵּאָכֵל כָּל-הָאָרֶץ כִּֽי-כָלָה אַךְ-נִבְהָלָה יַֽעֲשֶׂה אֵת כָּל-יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָֽרֶץ׃
18
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

Isaiah 13:6

הֵילִילוּ כִּי קָרוֹב יוֹם יְהוָה כְּשֹׁד מִשַּׁדַּי יָבֽוֹא׃
6
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

Deuteronomy 32:15

וַיִּשְׁמַן יְשֻׁרוּן וַיִּבְעָט שָׁמַנְתָּ עָבִיתָ כָּשִׂיתָ וַיִּטֹּשׁ אֱלוֹהַ עָשָׂהוּ וַיְנַבֵּל צוּר יְשֻֽׁעָתֽוֹ׃
15
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

Nehemiah 9:25

וַֽיִּלְכְּדוּ עָרִים בְּצֻרוֹת וַֽאֲדָמָה שְׁמֵנָה וַיִּֽירְשׁוּ בָּתִּים מְלֵֽאִים-כָּל-טוּב בֹּרוֹת חֲצוּבִים כְּרָמִים וְזֵיתִים וְעֵץ מַֽאֲכָל לָרֹב וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ וַֽיִּשְׂבְּעוּ וַיַּשְׁמִינוּ וַיִּֽתְעַדְּנוּ בְּטֽוּבְךָ הַגָּדֽוֹל׃
25
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

Revelation 6:15

καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ μεγιστᾶνες καὶ οἱ πλούσιοι καὶ οἱ χιλίαρχοι καὶ οἱ δυνατοὶ καὶ πᾶς δοῦλος καὶ πᾶς ἐλεύθερος ἔκρυψαν ἑαυτοὺς εἰς τὰ σπήλαια καὶ εἰς τὰς πέτρας τῶν ὀρέων
15
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

Psalms 73:18

אַךְ בַּחֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁית לָמוֹ הִפַּלְתָּם לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃
18
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

Job 20:15

חַיִל בָּלַע וַיְקִאֶנּוּ מִבִּטְנוֹ יֹֽרִשֶׁנּוּ אֵֽל׃
15
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

James 4:13

Ἄγε νῦν οἱ λέγοντες Σήμερον καὶ αὔριον πορευσώμεθα εἰς τήνδε τὴν πόλιν καὶ ποιήσωμεν ἐκεῖ ἐνιαυτὸν ἕνα καὶ ἐμπορευσώμεθα καὶ κερδήσωμεν
13
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

James 2:6

ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠτιμάσατε τὸν πτωχόν οὐχ οἱ πλούσιοι καταδυναστεύουσιν ὑμῶν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἕλκουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς κριτήρια
6
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?