James 5:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Go to now - See on James 4:13.

Weep and howl for your miseries - St. James seems to refer here, in the spirit of prophecy, to the destruction that was coming upon the Jews, not only in Judea, but in all the provinces where they sojourned. He seems here to assume the very air and character of a prophet; and in the most dignified language and peculiarly expressive and energetic images, foretells the desolations that were coming upon this bad people.

James 5:1

1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.