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James 4:9


KJV
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
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NKJV
Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
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NASB
Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy to gloom.
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NIV
Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.
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Amp.
[As you draw near to God] be deeply penitent and grieve, even weep [over your disloyalty]. Let your laughter be turned to grief and your mirth to dejection and heartfelt shame [for your sins].
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Wuest
Be sorrowful and distressed and grieve and weep audibly [over your sins]. Let your laughter be turned to sadness and your joy to gloominess.
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Phps.
You should be deeply sorry, you should be grieved, you should even be in tears. Your laughter will have to become mourning, your high spirits will have to become dejection.
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Wms.
Be miserable, mourn, and weep aloud. Let your laughter be turned to grief and your joy to gloom.
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Writings on the Paidion Books Site
That Reference This Scripture

  1. Afterword; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
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