He answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father’s house, because you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals.
James 5:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth yielded its harvest. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [then] he prayed again and the heavens supplied rain and the land produced its crops [as usual]. [I Kings 18:42-45.] American Standard Version (1901) And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. Common English Bible He prayed again, God sent rain, and the earth produced its fruit. Catholic Public Domain Version And he prayed again. And the heavens gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he prayed again: and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. |
He answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father’s house, because you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals.
Can any idols of the nations bring rain, or can the heavens give showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God? We set our hope on you, for it is you who do all this.
yet he has not left himself without a witness in doing good, giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.”