James 4:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.”
James 4:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 4:916 words
ταλαιπωρήσατεtalaipōrēsatebe
afflicted
καὶkaiand / also
πενθήσατεpenthēsatemourn, (be-)wail
καὶkaiand / also
κλαύσατεklausatebewail, weep
ὁhothe
γέλωςgelōslaughter
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
εἰςeisinto / to
πένθοςpenthosmourning, sorrow
μετατραπήτωmetatrapētō
καὶkaiand / also
ἡhēthe
χαρὰcharagladness, (exceeding) joy(-ful, -fully
εἰςeisinto / to
κατήφειανkatēpheianheaviness
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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