James 5:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Look, the wages that you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Behold, the wages of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Behold,{G2400} the hire{G3408} of the laborers{G2040} who{G3588} mowed{G270} your{G5216} fields,{G5561} which is of{G575} you{G5216} kept back by fraud,{G650} crieth{G2896} out: and{G2532} the cries{G995} of them{G3588} that reaped{G2325} have entered{G1525} into{G1519} the ears{G3775} of the Lord{G2962} of Sabaoth.{G4519}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, the hire{G3408} of the labourers{G2040} who{G3588} have reaped down{G270}{(G5660)} your{G5216} fields{G5561}, which{G3588} is of{G575} you{G5216} kept back by fraud{G650}{(G5772)}, crieth{G2896}{(G5719)}: and{G2532} the cries{G995} of them which have reaped{G2325}{(G5660)} are entered{G1525}{(G5754)} into{G1519} the ears{G3775} of the Lord{G2962} of sabaoth{G4519}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Beholde the hyre of ye labourers which have reped doune youre feldes (which hyer is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: and ye cryes of them which have reped are entred into the eares of the LORde Sabaoth.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Beholde, the hyre of the labourers which haue reped downe youre feldes (which hyer is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: and the cryes of the which haue reped, are entred in to the eares of the LORDE Sabaoth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Behold, the hire of ye labourers, which haue reaped your fieldes (which is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth, and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lord of hostes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Beholde, the hire of labourers, which haue reaped downe your fieldes, which hire is of you kept backe by fraude, cryeth: and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lorde Sabaoth.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:13 : 13 Do not oppress or rob your neighbor. Do not withhold the wages of a hired worker overnight.
  • Rom 9:29 : 29 And just as Isaiah said previously: 'Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been made like Gomorrah.'
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
  • Jer 22:13 : 13 Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, making his neighbor work for nothing and not paying him for his labor.
  • Gen 4:10 : 10 The LORD said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.'
  • Exod 2:23-24 : 23 During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery rose up to God. 24 God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
  • Exod 3:9 : 9 'Now, the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.'
  • Exod 22:22-24 : 22 If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. 23 My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless. 24 If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you must not act as a creditor to him; do not charge him interest.
  • Exod 22:27 : 27 Do not blaspheme God or curse the leader of your people.
  • Hab 2:11 : 11 For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the wooden beam will answer it.
  • Luke 18:7 : 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay in helping them?
  • Deut 24:14-15 : 14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
  • Job 24:10-11 : 10 They go about naked without clothing, and they carry sheaves while hungry. 11 They press oil between the rows, they tread the wine presses, yet they go thirsty.
  • Job 31:38-39 : 38 If my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together, 39 if I have eaten its produce without payment and caused the death of its owners,
  • Job 34:28 : 28 He causes the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted.
  • Ps 9:12 : 12 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.
  • Isa 1:9 : 9 Unless the LORD of hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have been like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.
  • Isa 5:7 : 7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are the planting of His delight. He expected justice but saw bloodshed; He expected righteousness but heard cries of distress.
  • Col 4:1 : 1 Masters, treat your servants with justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    5 You have lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

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  • Jas 5:1-3
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    1 Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you.

    2 Your wealth has rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten.

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  • John 4:35-38
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    35 Do you not say, 'There are still four months until harvest'? Look, I tell you: Lift up your eyes and see that the fields are white for harvest already.

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  • Deut 24:14-15
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    74%

    14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

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    18 For the Scripture says, 'You shall not muzzle the ox while it is threshing,' and, 'The worker is worthy of his wages.'

  • Amos 5:11-12
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    11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine.

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    72%

    6 In the fields, they reap the fodder; they glean the vineyard of the wicked.

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    72%

    5 The hungry devour his harvest, even taking it from among thorns; the thirsty swallow his wealth.

  • Amos 8:4
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    4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy and seek to destroy the poor of the land,

  • Matt 20:12
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    12 'These who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.'

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    7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are the planting of His delight. He expected justice but saw bloodshed; He expected righteousness but heard cries of distress.

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    7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his arms.

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    11 Be ashamed, you farmers; wail, you vinekeepers, for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.

  • 1 Cor 6:8
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    8 Instead, you yourselves wrong and cheat—and you do this to your brothers and sisters.

  • Hag 1:6
    70%

    6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but are never satisfied. You drink but never have enough to be filled. You put on clothes but are not warm. The one who earns wages earns them to put into a bag with holes.

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  • Mal 3:8-9
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    8 Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you ask, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings.

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    14 The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of His people: 'It is you who have ruined the vineyard; the plunder taken from the poor is in your houses.'

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    13 Do not oppress or rob your neighbor. Do not withhold the wages of a hired worker overnight.

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    5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.

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    8 As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.

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    9 When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.

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    7 They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'

    8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going to the first.'

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    13 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflow—because their wickedness is great.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
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    6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

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    13 They have sown wheat but reaped thorns; they have exhausted themselves to no profit. Be ashamed of your harvests because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13 Or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children, there is nothing left for them to inherit.

  • Matt 25:26
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    26 His master answered, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered.

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    1 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

    2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

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    11 I will rebuke the devourer for your sake, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your ground. Your vine in the field will not fail to bear fruit, says the Lord of Hosts.

  • Rev 14:15
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    15 Another angel came out of the temple, calling in a loud voice to the one who was seated on the cloud, "Swing your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe."

  • Gal 6:7
    68%

    7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows, that they will also reap.

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    23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!

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    17 The seeds shrivel beneath their clods, the storehouses are desolate, the granaries are broken down, for the grain has dried up.

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    6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?

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    9 The Lord of Hosts said in my hearing: Truly, many houses will become desolate—large and beautiful ones, without occupants.

  • Hos 10:13
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    13 But you have planted wickedness, reaped injustice, and eaten the fruit of deception. Because you trusted in your own way and in your many warriors,

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    7 Who serves as a soldier at their own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock?