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James 5:17-18 KJV
James · chapter 5 · verses 17–18
17Elias 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. 18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.James 5:17-18 · King James Version
James 5:17-18 in context
15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17Elias 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.
18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
20Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
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Key words (Strong's)
- earnestlyproseuchēprayer addressed to God, a place set apart or suited for the offering of prayer, a…G4335 →
- prayedproseuchomaito offer prayers, to prayG4336 →
- heavenouranosthe vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it, the universe, the world…G3772 →
- EliasēliasElijah = " my God is Jehovah" , a prophet born at Thisbe, the unflinching…G2243 →
- earthgēarable land, the ground, the earth as a standing place, the main land as opposed to the…G1093 →
- threetreisthreeG5140 →
- yearseniautosa year, in a wider sense, for some fixed definite period of timeG1763 →
- forthblastanōto sprout, bud, put forth new leaves, to produceG985 →
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This epistle now drawing to a close, the penman goes off very quickly from one thing to another: hence it is that matters so very different are insisted on in these few verses. I. The sin of swearing is cautioned against: But above all things, my brethren, swear not, etc., Jam 5:12.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-20