James 5:18 BSB — MannaFest

James 5:18

Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.

BSB

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ASV

And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

KJV

And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

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Commentary

3 voices

Bede

Commentary on the Catholic Epistles (735)

And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, etc. Therefore, he prayed once and before and after, and this one Elijah obtained such great and mighty things; how much more, then, is the frequent prayer of many righteous people worth? But lest our frailty …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In prayer we must not look to the merit of man, but to the grace of God. Only in this we should copy after Elijah, that he prayed earnestly, or, as it is in the original, in prayer he prayed. It is not enough to say a prayer, but we must pray in prayer.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And he prayed again - This second prayer is not mentioned in the history in express words, but as in 1Ki 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.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
πάλιν	palin	again	G3825 →
προσηύξατο	prosēuxato	he prayed	G4336 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
οὐρανὸς	ouranos	heaven	G3772 →
ὑετὸν	hu'eton	rain	G5205 →
ἔδωκεν	edōken	gave	G1325 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
γῆ	gē	earth	G1093 →
ἐβλάστησεν	eblastēsen	produced	G985 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
καρπὸν	karpon	fruit	G2590 →
αὐτῆς.¶	autēs	of it.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Jeremiah 14:22
Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have…
leads to
- Joel 2:23
  Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 5:24
  They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’
- Psalms 135:7
  He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- Isaiah 30:23
  Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will…
- Deuteronomy 32:21
  They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will…
Through
Acts 14:17
Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
leads to
- Romans 1:19–20
  For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
- Job 5:10
  He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
- Deuteronomy 11:14
  then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About James