James 5:4 meaning and explanation
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
James 5:4, Berean Standard Bible
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James has just addressed wealthy landowners directly, and here he names a specific injustice: they have held back wages owed to laborers who mowed their fields. In the ancient economy, day workers lived on what they earned that day, so withheld pay meant hunger.
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