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Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
James 4:5
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain? The reference is to
Deuteronomy 32:1-47, where God's love and jealousy of his people are
described.
The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? "Long unto envying"
(Revised Version). Long for our love even to the envy of the worldly
objects which have secured it. The Revised Version suggests the idea,
which harmonizes with the thought in James 4:4. A freer translation
will make it plainer. "The spirit that he (God) hath placed in us
desireth us jealously", that is, desires we should not commit adultery
with the world, but be wholly devoted to God, as those espoused to God
in Christ, and even envies the world which has secured our love.
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James 4:5
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