James 5:17
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordElias 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.
— James 5:17, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Elijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray--not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months;