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James 5:17

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17Elijah was a human being as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land.d

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Cross references

  1. d1Kg 17:1; 18:1; Lk 4:25; Ac 14:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

NLTNew Living Translation

Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Elijah was a human being with the same nature as us, and he prayed fervently for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.

KJV 1900King James Version

Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.