John Bengel Commentary - James 5:5 - 5:5

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John Bengel Commentary - James 5:5 - 5:5


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Jam 5:5. Ἐτρυφήσατε, ye have lived in pleasure) with specious delights, which you have supported from that very hire.-ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, on the earth) now about to be laid waste.-καὶ ἐσπαταλήσατε, and ye have been wanton) with luxury, sordid and mad, and wasting yourselves. Luxury (τρυφὴ) produces wantonness (σπατάληι); and wantonness is closely joined to slaughter (τῇ σφαγῇ). James describes together the pleasure and the cruelty of the rich, as is suitable to the gradation.-ὠς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ σφαγῆς, as in the day of slaughter) An adage. The slaughter here intended is not that of the rich, but of oxen and sheep, etc., for banquets. The Æthiop. omits it;[67] Mill approves of the omission. Baumgarten blames me for not refuting that approbation; but I have sufficiently refuted such matters, Appar. p. 443 (Ed. ii. p. 78).

[67] AB Vulg. Memph. omit ὡς, but support ἐν ἡμέρᾳ (ἡμέραις) σφαγῆς. Rec. Text prefixes the ὡς without good authority. Æthiop. Vers. omits all the words.-E.