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Jacques 4:9

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9 Sentez vos misères, et soyez dans le deuil, et pleurez; que votre rire se change en pleurs, et votre joie en tristesse.

Jacques 4:9 Meaning and Commentary

James 4:9

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep
Not in a bare external way; not by afflicting the body with fastings and scourgings, by renting of garments, and clothing with sackcloth, and putting ashes on the head, and other such outward methods of humiliation; but afflicting the soul is meant, an inward mourning and weeping over the plague of the heart, the impurity of nature, and the various sins of life; after a godly sort, and because contrary to a God of infinite love and grace; in an evangelical way, looking to Jesus, and being affected with the pardoning grace and love of God in Christ.

Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness;
meaning their carnal joy, on account of their friendship with the world, and their enjoyment of the things of it, since they consumed them on their lusts, and which betrayed enmity to God.

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Jacques 4:9 In-Context

7 Soumettez-vous donc à Dieu; résistez au diable, et il s'enfuira de vous.
8 Approchez-vous de Dieu, et il s'approchera de vous. Pécheurs, nettoyez vos mains; et vous qui avez le cœur partagé, purifiez vos cœurs;
9 Sentez vos misères, et soyez dans le deuil, et pleurez; que votre rire se change en pleurs, et votre joie en tristesse.
10 Humiliez-vous devant le Seigneur, et il vous élèvera.
11 Frères, ne médisez point les uns des autres. Celui qui médit d'un frère, et qui condamne son frère, médit de la loi, et juge la loi. Or, si tu juges la loi, tu n'es point observateur, mais juge de la loi.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.

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