Verse 1

Go to nowe ye riche men, weepe and howle on your wretchednesse that shall come vpon you.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 8:12-14 : 12 Yea, and when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, and hast buylt goodly houses and dwelt therein: 13 And when thy beastes and thy sheepe are waxen many, and thy siluer and golde is multiplied, and all that thou hast is encreased: 14 Then beware lest thyne heart ryse, and thou forget the Lorde thy God, whiche brought thee out of the lande of Egypt, and from the house of bondage:
  • Isa 13:6 : 6 Mourne ye, for the day of the Lord is at hande, and shall come as a destroyer from the almightie.
  • Luke 6:24-25 : 24 But wo vnto you that are riche: for ye haue your consolation. 25 Wo vnto you that are full: for ye shall hunger. Wo vnto you that nowe laugh: for ye shall wayle and weepe.
  • Prov 11:28 : 28 He that trusteth in his riches shall haue a fall: but the ryghteous shall florishe as the greene leafe.
  • Jas 4:13 : 13 Go to nowe ye that say, to day and to morowe let vs go into such a citie, and continue there a yere, and bye and sell, and wynne:
  • Rev 6:15-17 : 15 And the kynges of the earth, and the great men, and the ryche men, and the chiefe capitaines, and the myghtie men, and euery bonde man, and euery free man, hyd them selues in dennes and in rockes of the hylles: 16 And sayde to the hylles & rockes, fall on vs, and hyde vs from the presence of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the lambe: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come: and who is able to endure?
  • Eccl 5:13-14 : 13 Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession: 14 For oft tymes they perishe with his great miserie and trouble: and yf he haue a chylde, it getteth nothyng.
  • Luke 12:16-21 : 16 And he put foorth a similitude vnto the, saying: The grounde of a certaine ryche man brought foorth plentifull fruites. 17 And he thought within him selfe, saying, What shall I do, because I haue no rowme where to bestow my fruites? 18 And he sayde, this wyll I do, I wyll destroy my barnes, and buylde greater, and therin wyll I gather all my fruites and my goodes. 19 And I wyll saye to my soule: Soule, thou hast much goods layed vp in store for many yeres, take thyne ease, eate, drynke, and be mery. 20 But God sayde vnto hym: Thou foole, this nyght wyll they fetch awaye thy soule againe fro thee: Then whose shall those thynges be, which thou hast prouided? 21 So is he that gathereth riches to him selfe, and is not ryche towardes God.
  • Luke 16:19-25 : 19 Ther was a certaine riche man, whiche was clothed in purple & fine whyte, and fared very deliciously euery day. 20 And there was a certayne begger, named Lazarus, which was layde at his gate full of sores: 21 And desiring to be refresshed with the crumbes which fell from ye riche mans boorde And no man gaue vnto hym: but the dogges came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to passe, that the begger dyed, and was caryed by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The riche man also dyed, and was buryed. 23 And beyng in hell in tormentes, he lyft vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre of, and Lazarus in his bosome, 24 And he cryed and sayde: father Abraham, haue mercie on me, and sende Lazarus that he may dippe the tippe of his fynger in water, and coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flambe. 25 But Abraham sayde: Sonne, remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme, receauedst thy pleasure, and lykewyse Lazarus paynes: But nowe is he comforted, and thou art tormented.
  • Luke 23:28-29 : 28 But Iesus turned backe vnto them, and sayde: Ye daughters of Hierusalem, wepe not for me, but wepe for your selues, and for your chyldren: 29 For beholde, the dayes wyll come, in the which they shal say: Happy are the barren, & the wombes that neuer bare, & the pappes which neuer gaue sucke.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction. 10 For loue of money, is the roote of all euyll, whiche whyle some lusted after, they erred from the fayth, & pearced the selues through with many sorowes.
  • Jas 1:11 : 11 For the sunne hath rysen with heate, and the grasse hath withered, and his flowre hath fallen away, & the beautie of the fashion of it hath perished: So also shall the ryche man fade away in his wayes.
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But ye haue despised the poore. Do not riche men oppresse you by tirannie, and drawe you before the iudgementes seates?
  • Jas 4:9 : 9 Suffer afflictions, and mourne, and weepe: Let your laughter be turned to mournyng, and your ioy to heauinesse.
  • Isa 22:12-13 : 12 And in that day dyd the Lorde God of hoastes call men vnto weepyng and mournyng, to baldnesse and girdyng about with sackcloth. 13 And beholde they haue ioy and gladnesse, slaying oxen, and kyllyng sheepe, eatyng fleshe, and drynkyng wine: Let vs eate and drynke, for to morowe we shall dye.
  • Jer 4:8 : 8 Wherfore girde your selues about with sackcloth, mourne and weepe: for the fearefull wrath of the Lorde is not withdrawen from vs.
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 Thus saith the Lorde: Let not the wise man reioyce in his wisdome, nor the strong man in his strength, neither the riche man in his riches:
  • Ezek 19:2 : 2 And say: wherfore lay thy mother that lionesse among the lions? she norished her young ones among the lions whelpes.
  • Joel 1:5 : 5 Awake ye drunkardes, & weepe, howle all ye wine bibbers for lacke of newe wine: for it is cleane taken away from your mouth.
  • Joel 1:11 : 11 Be ye ashamed O ye husbandemen, howle O ye wine dressers for ye wheate and for the barly: for the haruest of the fielde is perished.
  • Joel 1:13 : 13 Girde your selues and lament O ye priestes, howle ye out ye ministers of the aulter, come and lye all night in sackcloth ye seruauntes of my God: for the meate and drynke offerynges are taken away from the house of your God.
  • Amos 6:6-7 : 6 They drinke wine in bowles, and annoynt them selues with chiefe ointmentes: but no man is sorie for the affliction of Ioseph. 7 Therfore nowe shall they go captiue with the first that go captiue, and the sorowe of them that stretched them selues is at hande.
  • Mic 6:12 : 12 For the riche men thereof are full of crueltie, and the inhabitantes thereof haue spoken lyes, and haue deceitfull tongues in their mouthes.
  • Zeph 1:18 : 18 Neither their siluer nor their gold shalbe able to deliuer them in that wrothful day of the Lorde, but the who e lande shalbe consumed thorowe the fire of his ielousie: for he shall soone make cleane riddaunce of all them that dwell in the lande.
  • Zech 11:2-3 : 2 Howle ye firre trees, for the Cedar is fallen, yea all the proude are wasted away: Howle O ye Oke trees of Basan, for the mightie strong wood is cut downe. 3 Men may heare the shepheardes mourne, for their glory is destroyed: men may heare the lions whelpes roare, for the pride of Iordane is wasted away.
  • Matt 19:23-24 : 23 Then Iesus sayde vnto his disciples: Ueryly I say vnto you, that a riche man shall hardly enter into the kyngdome of heauen. 24 And agayne I say vnto you: it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a nedle, then for the riche, to enter into the kyngdome of God.
  • Deut 32:15 : 15 But he that shoulde haue ben vpright, when he waxed fat, spurned with his heele: Thou art well fed, thou art growen thicke, thou art euen laden with fatnesse: And he forsoke God his maker, and regarded not the God of his saluation.
  • Neh 9:25-26 : 25 And they wanne their strong cities, and a fat lande, and toke possession of houses that were full of all maner of goodes, welles digged out, vineyards, oliue gardens, & many fruiteful trees: and they did eate, and were filled, and became fat, and liued in pleasure through thy great goodnesse. 26 Neuerthelesse, they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behinde their backes, & slue their prophetes, which exhorted them earnestly that they might bring them againe vnto thee, and did great blasphemies.
  • Job 20:15-29 : 15 The riches that he deuoured shall he parbreake againe: for God shall drawe them out of his belly. 16 He shall sucke the gall of serpentes, and the adders tongue shall slay him: 17 So that he shall no more see the ryuers and brookes of hony and butter. 18 The thing he hath laboured for, shall he restore, and shall not eate of it: great trauaile shall he make for riches, but he shall not enioy them. 19 And why? he hath oppressed the poore, and not helped them: houses hath he spoyled, and not builded them. 20 Because he could not perceaue when his belly was well, through his greedie desire he shall not escape. 21 There shall none of his meate be left, therefore shall no man loke for his goodes. 22 When he had plenteousnesse of euery thing, yet was he poore, though he was helped on euery side. 23 And it shall come to passe, that wherewith he purposed to fill his belly, God shall powre the furie of his wrath theron, and shall cause his indignation to raigne vpon him, and vpon his meate. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bowe of steele shall strike him through. 25 The arowe is taken foorth and gone out of the quiuer, and a glistering sword through the gall of him: so feare shall come vpon him. 26 All darknesse shalbe hid in their secrete places, an vnkindled fire shal consume him: and loke what remaineth in his house, it shalbe destroyed. 27 The heauen shal declare his wickednesse, and the earth shall take part against him. 28 The substaunce that he hath in his house, shalbe taken away and perishe in the day of the Lordes wrath. 29 This is the portion that the wicked man shal haue of God, and the heritage that he may loke for of God, because of his wordes.
  • Ps 17:14 : 14 Whose children haue aboundaunce: & they leaue enough of that they haue remaynyng to their babes.
  • Ps 49:6-9 : 6 There be some that put their trust in their goodes: and boast them selues in the multitude of their riches. 7 But no man at all can redeeme his brother: nor geue a raunsome vnto God for hym. 8 For the redemption of their soule is very costly, and must be let alone for euer: 9 yea though he lyue long and see not the graue. 10 For he seeth that wyse men dye: and that the foole and ignoraunt perishe together, and leaue their riches for other. 11 And yet they thynke that their houses shall continue for euer, and that their dwellyng places shall endure from one generation to another: therfore they call landes after their owne names. 12 Neuerthelesse, man can not abyde in such honour: he is but lyke vnto bruite beastes that perishe. 13 This their way is their foolishnesse: yet their posteritie prayse their saying. Selah. 14 They shalbe put into a graue dead as a sheepe, death shall feede on them: but the ryghteous shall haue dominion of them in the mornyng, their beautie shall consume away, hell shall receaue them from their house. 15 But God wyll delyuer my soule from the place of hell: for he wyll receaue me. Selah. 16 Be not thou afrayde though one be made riche: or yf the glorie of his house be encreased. 17 For he shall cary nothyng away with hym when he dyeth: neither shall his pompe folowe after hym. 18 For whyle he lyued he counted him selfe an happy man: and so long as thou doest well vnto thy selfe, men wyll speake good of thee. 19 But he shal folowe the generations of his fathers: and shall neuer see lyght. 20 A man is in an honourable state, but he wyll not vnderstande it: he is lyke herein vnto bruite beastes that perishe.
  • Ps 73:3-9 : 3 For I enuied at the case of the foolishe: I sawe the wicked flowe in all kynde of prosperitie. 4 For there be no bondes of death that can holde them: and the galaries of their houses be strong. 5 They come in no misfortune lyke other folke: neither are they plagued lyke other men. 6 And this is the cause that pride compasse them rounde about: and crueltie couereth them as a garment. 7 Their eyes stande out for fatnesse: and the cogitations of their heartes do passe from them. 8 They make other dissolute, they speake oppression with iniurie: they talke proudely and presumptuously. 9 For they stretch foorth their mouth vnto the heauen: and their tongue goeth through the worlde.
  • Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Truely thou doest set them in slippery places: and castest them downe headlong for to be destroyed. 19 Oh howe be they brought to a destruction euen vpon a sodayne: they faynt, they consume away for very dread. 20 They be as a dreame to a man after he is once waked: O Lorde thou wylt cause their image to be dispised in the citie.
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches helpe not in the day of vengeaunce: but ryghteousnesse deliuereth from death.