Almighty Armies Behold Calling Cries Crieth Crops Cry Crying Cutting Ears Entered Exclamations Failed Falsely Field Fields Fraud Fraudulently Gathered Grain Grass Harvested Harvesters Harvesting Heaven Hire Hosts In-gathered Keeping Kept Laborers Labourers Money Mowed Outcries Outcry Pay Reached Reap Reaped Reapers Reward Sabaoth Wages Withheld Workers Workmen Wrongfully
5:4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the {a} ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
(a) The Lord who is more mighty than ye are, hath heard them.
5:4 Behold, the hire of the labourers... kept back by fraud. These rich men are censured for two sins; viz. the improper use of wealth, and the sinful acquisition of wealth. The Bible is everywhere the friend and protector of the laborer. To keep back the hire of the laborer is denounced everywhere. See Le 19:13 De 24:14 Jer 22:13 Mal 3:5 Job 24:6.
The cries of them. Of the defrauded laborers.
Are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. God will avenge them.
5:4 The hire of your labourers crieth - Those sins chiefly cry to God concerning which human laws are silent. Such are luxury, unchastity, and various kinds of injustice. The labourers themselves also cry to God, who is just coming to avenge their cause. Of sabaoth - Of hosts, or armies.
5:1-6 Public troubles are most grievous to those who live in pleasure, and are secure and sensual, though all ranks suffer deeply at such times. All idolized treasures will soon perish, except as they will rise up in judgment against their possessors. Take heed of defrauding and oppressing; and avoid the very appearance of it. God does not forbid us to use lawful pleasures; but to live in pleasure, especially sinful pleasure, is a provoking sin. Is it no harm for people to unfit themselves for minding the concerns of their souls, by indulging bodily appetites? The just may be condemned and killed; but when such suffer by oppressors, this is marked by God. Above all their other crimes, the Jews had condemned and crucified that Just One who had come among them, even Jesus Christ the righteous.
Armies Cries Crieth Crops Cry Cutting Ears Entered Failed Falsely Field Fields Fraud Gathered Grain Grass Harvesters Harvesting Hire Hosts Keeping Kept Laborers Money Mowed Outcries Outcry Pay Reached Reaped Reapers Sabaoth Wages Workers Workmen
Armies Cries Crieth Crops Cry Cutting Ears Entered Failed Falsely Field Fields Fraud Gathered Grain Grass Harvesters Harvesting Hire Hosts Keeping Kept Laborers Money Mowed Outcries Outcry Pay Reached Reaped Reapers Sabaoth Wages Workers Workmen
