“Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.”
Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the miseries that are coming upon you — the prophetic address (nun de, now then) turns to the wealthy with an imperative to weep (klaio) and wail (ololyzō, to howl) in anticipation of coming judgment. The miseries (talaipōria, hardship/wretchedness) are described as 'coming upon' them, suggesting eschatological retribution. The tone is starkly judgmental, a reversal from 1:10-11's call to the rich to rejoice in humiliation.
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