ISB ~ James 5 v5

day of slaughter:An expression taken from Jer 12:3.

• Jeremiah prayed that the corrupt of Israel would no longer prosper and grow strong but would meet the end they justly deserved. His petition was answered the day Yahweh sent Babylon to slaughter the rebels of Judah and Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Judgment likewise awaits the oppressive and over-indulgent who have fattened themselves on moneys unjustly withheld from workers.