James 5:17 - Common English Bible Elijah was a person just like us. When he earnestly prayed that it wouldn’t rain, no rain fell for three and a half years. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Elijah was a human being with a nature such as we have [with feelings, affections, and a constitution like ours]; and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and no rain fell on the earth for three years and six months. [I Kings 17:1.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Catholic Public Domain Version Elijah was a mortal man like us, and in prayer he prayed that it would not rain upon the earth. And it did not rain for three years and six months. |