James 5:5-7

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⁵Your life on earth was full of rich living. You pleased yourselves with everything you wanted. You made yourselves fat, like an animal ready for the day of slaughter.^[a] ⁶You showed no mercy to good people. They were not against you, but you killed them.

Be Patient

⁷Brothers and sisters, be patient; the Lord will come. So be patient until that time. Look at the farmers. They have to be patient. They have to wait for their valuable crop to grow and produce a harvest. They wait patiently for the first rain and the last rain.^[b]

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Footnotes

James 5:5 You made yourselves fat … slaughter Literally, “You fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter.”
James 5:7 first rain … last rain The “first rain” came in the fall, and the “last rain” came in the spring.