Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - James 4:9

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - James 4:9 - 4:9

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - James 4:9 - 4:9

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4:1 - 4:1
4:2 - 4:2
4:3 - 4:3
4:4 - 4:4
4:5 - 4:5
4:6 - 4:6
4:7 - 4:7
4:8 - 4:8
4:9 - 4:9
4:10 - 4:10
4:11 - 4:11
4:12 - 4:12
4:13 - 4:13
4:14 - 4:14
4:15 - 4:15
4:16 - 4:16
4:17 - 4:17

Be afflicted - literally, “Endure misery,” that is, mourn over your wretchedness through sin. Repent with deep sorrow instead of your present laughter. A blessed mourning. Contrast Isa 22:12, Isa 22:13; Luk 6:25. James does not add here, as in Jam 5:1, “howl,” where he foretells the doom of the impenitent at the coming destruction of Jerusalem.

heaviness - literally, “falling of the countenance,” casting down of the eyes.