James 5:17 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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;

English 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.

English Amplified

Elijah was a human being with a nature such as we have [with feelings, affections, and a constitution like ours]; and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and no rain fell on the earth for three years and six months. [I Kings 17:1.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Elijah was a human being with a nature such as we have [with feelings, affections, and a constitution like ours]; and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and no rain fell on the earth for three years and six months. [I Kings 17:1.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Elijah was a human being as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Elias was a man of like passions to us, and he prayed with prayer that it should not rain; and it did not rain upon the earth three years and six months;

English EASY 2024

For example, God's prophet Elijah was an ordinary person, as we are. He prayed to God that it would not rain. He continued to pray and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Elijah was a person just like us. He prayed that it would not rain. And it did not rain on the land for three and a half years!

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Elijah was the same kind of person as we are. He prayed earnestly that there would be no rain, and no rain fell on the land for three and a half years.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Elijah was human like us. Yet, when he prayed that it wouldn't rain, no rain fell on the ground for three-and-a-half years.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours; yet he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land.

English KJV 1611

Elias 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.

English LSB

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Elijah was a man subject to natural passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Elijah was a human being like us; yet he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain upon the land.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Elijah was just like us. He prayed hard that it wouldn't rain. And it didn't rain on the land for three and a half years.

English NIV

Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

English NKJ 1982

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.

English NLT

Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Elijah was a man with human frailties, just like all of us, but he prayed and received supernatural answers. He actually shut the heavens over the land so there would be no rain for three and a half years!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Elijah was a man of like nature with ourselves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Elijah was as completely human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years!

English Tyndale 1537

Helias was a man in danger to tribulation as we are,(Helias was a man mortall even as we are) and he prayed in his prayer, that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

James 5:17 — Compare Translations