James 5:18

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 18:42-45 : 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees. 43 And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Make ready [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45 And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel:
  • Jer 14:22 : 22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.
  • Acts 14:17 : 17 And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
  • 1 Kgs 18:18 : 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed the Baalim.

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  • Jas 5:15-17
    3 verses
    86%

    15and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.

    16Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

    17Elijah 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.

  • 1 Kgs 18:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

    2And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.

  • 1 Kgs 8:35-36
    2 verses
    72%

    35When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them:

    36then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

  • 1 Kgs 18:41-46
    6 verses
    72%

    41And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

    42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.

    43And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

    44And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Make ready [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

    45And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel:

    46and the hand of Jehovah was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

  • 2 Chr 6:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26When the heavens are shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them:

    27then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

  • Zech 10:1
    72%

    1Ask ye of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain, [even of] Jehovah that maketh lightnings; and he will give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

  • Heb 6:7
    71%

    7For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:

  • 1 Kgs 17:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

    2And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 17:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

    8And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,

  • Job 5:10
    70%

    10Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields;

  • Jas 5:7
    70%

    7Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain.

  • Deut 11:14
    69%

    14that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy grain, and thy new wine, and thine oil.

  • Amos 4:7
    69%

    7And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

  • Isa 55:10
    69%

    10For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

  • Hag 1:10-11
    2 verses
    68%

    10Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit.

    11And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands.

  • Jas 5:19
    68%

    19My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him;

  • Deut 11:17
    68%

    17and the anger of Jehovah be kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which Jehovah giveth you.

  • Lev 26:4
    68%

    4then I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

  • 1 Kgs 18:35
    67%

    35And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

  • 1 Sam 12:18
    67%

    18So Samuel called unto Jehovah; and Jehovah sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel.

  • Job 38:26-27
    2 verses
    66%

    26To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

    27To satisfy the waste and desolate [ground], And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

  • 2 Kgs 1:13
    66%

    13And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

  • Jer 14:22
    66%

    22Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.

  • Luke 5:16
    66%

    16But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.

  • Gen 8:2
    66%

    2the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

  • Jer 5:24
    66%

    24Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

  • 1 Kgs 17:14
    66%

    14For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the earth.

  • Gen 2:6
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    6but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

  • Joel 2:23
    65%

    23Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first [month] .

  • Luke 18:1
    65%

    1And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

  • 1 Kgs 21:28
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    28And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

  • Job 37:6
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    6For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.

  • Luke 22:41
    65%

    41And he was parted from them about a stone's cast; and he kneeled down and prayed,

  • Exod 9:33
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    33And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto Jehovah: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 17:21
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    21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.

  • Gen 1:11
    65%

    11And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, [and] fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.