James 5:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

Young's Literal Translation
Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon [you];

King James Bible
Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].

Greek
Come
Ἄγε (Age)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 71: A primary verb; properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, go, pass, or induce.

now,
νῦν (nyn)
Adverb
Strong's 3568: A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.

[you who are]
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Vocative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

rich,
πλούσιοι (plousioi)
Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4145: Rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man. From ploutos; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with.

weep
κλαύσατε (klausate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2799: To weep, weep for, mourn, lament. Of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. Wail aloud.

[and] wail
ὀλολύζοντες (ololyzontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3649: To howl, lament loudly, cry aloud, bewail. A reduplicated primary verb; to 'howl' or 'halloo', i.e. Shriek.

for
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

misery
ταλαιπωρίαις (talaipōriais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 5004: Hardship, misery, distress, toil. From talaiporos; wretchedness, i.e. Calamity.

to come
ἐπερχομέναις (eperchomenais)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1904: From epi and erchomai; to supervene, i.e. Arrive, occur, impend, attack, influence.

upon you.
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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