New American Standard Bible 1995

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James

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For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
For the sun the sun N-NMS H2246 ἥλιος ēlios
rises to cause to rise, to rise V-AIA-3S H393 ἀνέτειλεν aneteilen
with a scorching wind burning heat N-DMS H2742 καύσωνι kausōni
and withers to dry up, waste away V-AIA-3S H3583 ἐξήρανεν exēranen
the grass; a feeding place, food, grass N-AMS H5528 χόρτον chorton
and its flower a flower N-NNS H438 ἄνθος anthos
falls off to drop away, fig. to lose, become inefficient V-AIA-3S H1601 ἐξέπεσεν exepesen
and the beauty goodly appearance N-NFS H2143 εὐπρέπεια euprepeia
of its appearance the face N-GNS H4383 προσώπου prosōpou
is destroyed; to destroy, destroy utterly V-AIM-3S H622 ἀπώλετο apōleto
so in this way, thus Adv H3779 οὕτως outōs
too and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai
the rich man wealthy Adj-NMS H4145 πλούσιος plousios
in the midst of his pursuits a journey N-DFP H4197 πορείαις poreiais
will fade away. to quench, waste away V-FIP-3S H3133 μαρανθήσεται maranthēsetai

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New American Standard Bible 1995 For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.
King James Bible For the sun rises is no sooner risen with a scorching wind and withers burning heat, but it withereth the grass; and its flower falls off grass, and the beauty flower thereof falleth, and the grace of its appearance is destroyed; the fashion of it perisheth: so too also shall the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.away in his ways.
Berean Bible For the sun rises has risen with a scorching wind its burning heat and withers withered the grass; grass, and its flower falls off has fallen, and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too has perished. Thus also the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.pursuits.
Hebrew Greek English For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.