James 5:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Behold. App-133.

hire. pay. Greek. misthos, Genitive translation "reward".

have. Omit.

reaped down. Greek. amao. Only here in N.T. occurs five times in Septuagint. Compare Micah 6:15.

of. on the part of.

arising from. App-104.

kept back by fraud. Greek. apostereo. See 1 Corinthians 6:7.

cries. Greek. boe. Only here.

reaped. Greek. therizo. Of frequently occurs in NT.

LORD of Sabaoth. This O.T. expression (= LORD of hosts) is used only here by. N.T. writer. In Romans 9:29 it is quoted from Isaiah.

LORD. App-98.

James 5:4

4 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.