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James 5:17

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Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months.

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James 5:17 in other translations

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months.

James 5:17 · World English Bible

James 5:17 in context

  1. 15and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.
  2. 16Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.
  3. 17Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months.
  4. 18And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
  5. 19My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him;