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James 5:17 Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
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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.
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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.
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ASV American Standard Version
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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Elijah was a man of like nature to us, and with prayer he prayed [for it] not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months.
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