translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: JAS

label: NET study note

text: James’ point seems to be that instead of seeking deliverance from condemnation, they have defied God’s law ( fattened your hearts ) and made themselves more likely objects of his judgment ( in a day of slaughter ).


text: The term gates is used metaphorically here. The physical referent would be the entrances to the city, but the author uses the term to emphasize the imminence of the judge’s approach.


text: An allusion to Exod 34:6 ; Neh 9:17 ; Ps 86:15; 102:13 ; Joel 2:13 ; Jonah 4:2 .