James 5:1-8
“Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.”
King James Version
James's warning to the exploiting rich of coming misery, fulfilled in Jerusalem's fall and the eschatological judgment.
Fulfillment References
Luke 6:24 Luke 21:20 Revelation 18:9-19
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