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James 5:17-18
New King James Version
James 5:17-18
New King James Version
17 Elijah was a man (A)with a nature like ours, and (B)he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed (C)again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
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James 5:17-18
English Standard Version
James 5:17-18
English Standard Version
17 Elijah was a man (A)with a nature like ours, and (B)he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for (C)three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 (D)Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
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James 5:17-18
New American Standard Bible
James 5:17-18
New American Standard Bible
17 Elijah was (A)a man with a nature like ours, and (B)he prayed [a]earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for (C)three years and six months. 18 Then he (D)prayed again, and (E)the sky [b]poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.
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James 5:17-18
New International Version
James 5:17-18
New International Version
17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are.(A) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(B) 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.(C)
James 5:17-18
New Living Translation
James 5:17-18
New Living Translation
17 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! 18 Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.
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