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OET (OET-LV) Be_patient also you_all, strengthen the hearts of_you_all, because the coming of_the master has_neared.
OET (OET-RV) All of you should be patient too, and encourage each other in your faith because the master’s return is closer now.
μακροθυμήσατε καὶ ὑμεῖς
be_patient also you_all
Here James makes clear that what he said about farmers in the previous verse was an analogy for his readers. Alternate translation: “You should also wait patiently, just as a farmer does”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
στηρίξατε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν
strengthen the hearts ˱of˲_you_all
James is using the heart to represent the will. Alternate translation: “Stay committed”
ἡ παρουσία τοῦ Κυρίου ἤγγικεν
the coming ˱of˲_the Lord /has/_neared
James is referring to Jesus by a respectful title. (By near he means near in time. This is not a spatial metaphor.) Alternate translation: “Jesus will return soon” or “the Lord Jesus will return soon”
5:7-8 be patient: This is the ultimate resolution for the poor in their economic pressures and for the unjust treatment by the wicked rich (5:1-6; see 2:6-7). Even though the poor have been marginalized and oppressed, they must not give up or strike out at their oppressors. At the Lord’s return, the faithful will receive their final reward (Isa 40:10; Luke 6:20-35; 1 Cor 15:23; 1 Pet 1:17; 5:4; Rev 22:12).
OET (OET-LV) Be_patient also you_all, strengthen the hearts of_you_all, because the coming of_the master has_neared.
OET (OET-RV) All of you should be patient too, and encourage each other in your faith because the master’s return is closer now.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.