James 5:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

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  • 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 cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And 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, a little cloud arises out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare your chariot, and get down, that the rain does not stop you. 45 And it came to pass in the meantime, that the sky became 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 idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait upon You, for You have made all these things.
  • Acts 14:17 : 17 Nevertheless, He did not leave Himself without witness, He did good, giving us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
  • 1 Kgs 18:18 : 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but you and your father's house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and you have followed Baalim.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jas 5:15-17
    3 verses
    86%

    15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

    16Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

    17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain 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 the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

    2And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a severe famine 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 you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them:

    36Then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, that you teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance.

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

    41And Elijah said to Ahab, Get up, eat and drink; for there is a 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 cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

    43And 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, a little cloud arises out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare your chariot, and get down, that the rain does not stop you.

    45And it came to pass in the meantime, that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

    46And the hand of the LORD 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 heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them;

    27Then hear from heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you have taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance.

  • Zech 10:1
    72%

    1Ask the LORD for rain in the time of the latter rain. The LORD will make bright clouds and give them showers of rain, to everyone grass in the field.

  • Heb 6:7
    71%

    7For the land that drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and produces crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God:

  • 1 Kgs 17:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years, except by my word.

    2And the word of the LORD came to 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 had been no rain in the land.

    8And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • Job 5:10
    70%

    10Who gives rain upon the earth, and sends waters upon the fields:

  • Jas 5:7
    70%

    7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain.

  • Deut 11:14
    69%

    14That I will give you the rain of your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your wine, and your oil.

  • Amos 4:7
    69%

    7And also I have withheld the rain from you, when there were still 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 where it did not rain withered.

  • Isa 55:10
    69%

    10For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and does not return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

  • Hag 1:10-11
    2 verses
    68%

    10Therefore the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit.

    11For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.

  • Jas 5:19
    68%

    19Brethren, if any of you stray from the truth, and someone turns him back;

  • Deut 11:17
    68%

    17And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and He shuts up the heaven, so there is no rain, and the land yields no fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD gives you.

  • Lev 26:4
    68%

    4Then I will give you rain in due 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 around the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

  • 1 Sam 12:18
    67%

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

  • Job 38:26-27
    2 verses
    66%

    26To cause it to rain on the earth where no one is, on the wilderness, where there is no man;

    27To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the sprout of tender grass to spring forth?

  • 2 Kgs 1:13
    66%

    13And he sent again a 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 pleaded with him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray you, let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight.

  • Jer 14:22
    66%

    22Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait upon You, for You have made all these things.

  • Luke 5:16
    66%

    16And he withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.

  • Gen 8:2
    66%

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

  • Jer 5:24
    66%

    24Neither do they say in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that gives rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserves unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

  • 1 Kgs 17:14
    66%

    14For thus says the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, nor shall the jar of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.

  • Gen 2:6
    66%

    6But a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

  • Joel 2:23
    65%

    23Be glad then, children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the former rain in due measure, and he will cause the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain in the first month.

  • Luke 18:1
    65%

    1And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not lose heart;

  • 1 Kgs 21:28
    65%

    28And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

  • Job 37:6
    65%

    6For he says to the snow, 'Be on the earth;' likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

  • Luke 22:41
    65%

    41And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down, and prayed,

  • Exod 9:33
    65%

    33And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread out his hands to the LORD: and the thunder and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 17:21
    65%

    21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray, let this child's soul come back to him again.

  • Gen 1:11
    65%

    11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it was so.