the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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King James Version
James 5:18
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Then Elijah prayed that it would rain. And the rain came down from the sky, and the land grew crops again.
Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit.
And he prayed agayne and the heve gave rayne and the erth brought forth her frute.
He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the eretz brought forth its fruit.
Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.
Then Elijah prayed again, and the rain came down from the sky, and the land produced crops again.
And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit.
Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit.
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and so the land gave forth her fruit.
Again he prayed, and the sky gave rain and the land yielded its crops.
And eftsoone he preiede, and heuene yaf reyn, and the erthe yaf his fruyt.
And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
But when he did pray for rain, it fell from the skies and made the crops grow.
Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its crops [as usual].
And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
And he made another prayer, and the heaven sent down rain and the earth gave her fruit.
Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the Land produced its crops.
and again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth caused its fruit to spring forth.
Then he prayed again, and heaven sent rain, and the ground produced its crops.1 Kings 18:42,45;">[xr]
And again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth gave her fruits.
And again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth gave forth its fruits.
And hee prayed againe, and the heauen gaue raine, and the earth brought foorth her fruit.
Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.
Then he prayed again that it would rain. It rained much and the fields of the earth gave fruit.
Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest.
And he prayed againe, and the heauen gaue rayne, and the earth brought forth her fruite.
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruits.
And, again, he prayed, and, the heaven, gave, rain, and, the land, shot up her fruit.
And he prayed again. And the heaven gave rain: and the earth brought forth her fruit.
And he prayed againe, and the heauen gaue rayne, & the earth brought foorth her fruite.
Once again he prayed, and the sky poured out its rain and the earth produced its crops.
Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its fruit.
And he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth caused its fruit to sprout.
and again he did pray, and the heaven did give rain, and the land did bring forth her fruit.
And he prayed agayne, and ye heaue gaue rayne, & ye earth brought forth her frute.
then be pray'd again: the heavens sent its showers, and the earth push'd out its fruit.
Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land sprouted with a harvest.
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
Then he hit his knees and prayed and God turned the water back on. Them dry pastures drank deeply and grew once again.
Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
1 Kings 18:18, 1 Kings 18:42-45, Jeremiah 14:22, Acts 14:17
Reciprocal: Exodus 9:33 - and the thunders Leviticus 26:4 - Then I 1 Kings 8:36 - give rain 2 Chronicles 6:27 - send rain Job 12:15 - Behold Job 37:12 - that Job 38:34 - General Psalms 147:8 - prepareth Jeremiah 5:24 - that giveth Luke 9:30 - Elias
Cross-References
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he prayed again,.... 1 Kings 18:42. Here also is no express mention of his prayer, but it may be concluded from his gestures; and so the Jewish interpreters understand these words, "Elijah went up to the top of Carmel", להתפלל, "to pray, and he cast himself down upon the earth", להתפלל על הגשמים, "to pray for rain; and he put his face between his knees", והתפלל, "and prayed, and said to his servant, go up now, look toward the sea"; and this he said while he was בתפילתו, "in his prayers" i: and the effect of this his prayer was,
and the heaven gave rain; see 1 Kings 18:45.
And the earth brought forth her fruit: which for the years past it had not; hence there was a sore famine in the land, 1 Kings 18:2. Now the apostle chose to give this example, because it was a common thing for the Jews to ask for rain: we often read of such a doctor, that he prayed for rain, and it came; and of another, that he asked for the rains, and they descended k: and his view is to observe, that the weakness and infirmities of the saints ought not to discourage them from prayer; and that they should be earnest and fervent in it, as was Elias, a man of like passions with themselves.
i Jarchi, Kimchi, Ralbag, & Laniado in loc. k T. Bab. Moed Katon, fol. 28. 1. & Taanith, fol. 19. 1. 23. 1. 24. 2. 25. 2. & Yoma, fol. 53. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And he prayed again - The allusion here seems to be to 1 Kings 18:42, 1 Kings 18:45, though it is not expressly said there that he prayed. Perhaps it might be fairly gathered from the narrative that he did pray, or at least that would be the presumption, for he put himself into a natural attitude of prayer. “He cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,” 1 Kings 18:42. In such circumstances, it is to be fairly presumed that such a man would pray; but it is remarkable that it is not expressly mentioned, and quite as remarkable that James should have made his argument turn on a thing which is not expressly mentioned, but which seems to have been a matter of inference. It seems probable to me, therefore, that there was some tradition on which he relied, or that it was a common interpretation of the passage in 1 Kings, that Elijah prayed earnestly, and that this was generally believed by those to whom the apostle wrote. Of the fact that Elijah was a man of prayer, no one could doubt; and in these circumstances the tradition and common belief were sufficient to justify the argument which is employed here.
And the heaven gave rain - The clouds gave rain. “The heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain,” 1 Kings 18:45.
And the earth brought forth her fruit - The famine ceased, and the land again became productive. The case referred to here was indeed a miracle, but it was a case of the power of prayer, and therefore to the point. If God would work a miracle in answer to prayer, it is reasonable to presume that he will bestow upon us the blessings which we need in the same way.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 18. And he prayed again — This second prayer is not mentioned in the history in express words, but as in 1 Kings 18:42, it is said, He cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees; that was probably the time of the second praying, namely, that rain might come, as this was the proper posture of prayer.
