CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>James 5:18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/james/5-18.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/8/59_Jas_05_18.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="James 5:18 - The Prayer of Faith" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script> <script src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/biblehub.js' type='text/javascript'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/james/5-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/james/5-18.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/james/">James</a> > <a href="/james/5.htm">Chapter 5</a> > Verse 18</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/james/5-17.htm" title="James 5:17">◄</a> James 5:18 <a href="/james/5-19.htm" title="James 5:19">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Study Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Crossref </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comment </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Greek </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/james/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/james/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/james/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/james/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/james/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/james/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/james/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/james/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/james/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/james/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/james/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he prayed again, and the sky poured rain, and the earth produced its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/james/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/james/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its crops [as usual].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/james/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/james/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its fruit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/james/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/james/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But when he did pray for rain, it fell from the skies and made the crops grow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/james/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/james/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then he prayed again. It rained, and the ground produced crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/james/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Once again he prayed, and the sky poured out its rain and the earth produced its crops. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/james/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he prayed again, and the skies poured out rain, and the ground produced its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/james/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/james/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land sprouted with a harvest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/james/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/james/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/james/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Again he prayed, and the sky gave rain and the land yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/james/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/james/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and again he prayed, and the sky gave rain, and the land brought forth her fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/james/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/james/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and again he did pray, and the heaven did give rain, and the land did bring forth her fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/james/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth shot forth her fruit.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/james/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he prayed again: and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/james/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he prayed again. And the heavens gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/james/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/james/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/james/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/james/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he prayed again, and the skies gave rain and the land yielded its fruit.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/james/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he prayed again; and the heavens gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/james/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/james/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth shot up its fruit.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/james/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />then be pray'd again: the heavens sent its showers, and the earth push'd out its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/james/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Again he prayed, and the sky gave rain and the land yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/james/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/james/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth put forth its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/james/5-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0xUBCzqsAGw?start=979" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/james/5.htm">The Prayer of Faith</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>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. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.">Again</a> <a href="/greek/4336.htm" title="4336: prosēuxato (V-AIM-3S) -- To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.">he prayed,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranos (N-NMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heavens</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: edōken (V-AIA-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">gave</a> <a href="/greek/5205.htm" title="5205: hyeton (N-AMS) -- Rain. From a primary huo; rain, especially a shower.">rain,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gē (N-NFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth</a> <a href="/greek/985.htm" title="985: eblastēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- Intrans: I sprout; trans: I cause to sprout, make to grow up. From blastos; to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit.">yielded</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">its</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2590.htm" title="2590: karpon (N-AMS) -- Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.">crops.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">19</span>My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm">1 Kings 18:42-45</a></span><br />So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” / On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25</a></span><br />But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a></span><br />Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1</a></span><br />After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">1 Kings 18:36-39</a></span><br />At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. / Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.” / Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">2 Chronicles 7:13-14</a></span><br />If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, / and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16-17</a></span><br />But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods, / or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a></span><br />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 done all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a></span><br />He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Hebrews 6:7</a></span><br />For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7</a></span><br />“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-10</a></span><br />You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18,42-45</a></b></br> And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a></b></br> Are there <i>any</i> among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? <i>art</i> not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these <i>things</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></b></br> Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/james/4-5.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/james/5-4.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/james/5-17.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/james/3-11.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/james/5-7.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/james/5-12.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/titus/3-6.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/james/5-17.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/james/5-17.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-3.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/james/5-17.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/james/5-7.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/galatians/2-5.htm">Yielded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/genesis/4-12.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-8.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/revelation/12-15.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/genesis/20-17.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/revelation/22-2.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/revelation/6-13.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/revelation/20-13.htm">Yielded</a><div class="vheading2">James 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">Rich oppressors are to fear God's vengeance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">We ought to be patient in afflictions, after the example of the prophets, and Job;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-12.htm">to forbear swearing;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-13.htm">to pray in adversity, to sing in prosperity;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-14.htm">to acknowledge mutually our several faults, to pray one for another;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-19.htm">and to correct a straying brother.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/james/5.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>And he prayed again</b><br />This phrase refers to the prophet Elijah, whose account is recounted in <a href="/1_kings/18.htm">1 Kings 18</a>. The Greek word for "prayed" here is "προσηύξατο" (proseuxato), which implies a fervent, earnest prayer. Elijah's prayer was not a mere ritual but a heartfelt communication with God, demonstrating the power of persistent prayer. In a historical context, Elijah's prayers were pivotal during a time of spiritual and physical drought in Israel, symbolizing the need for spiritual renewal and dependence on God.<p><b>and the heavens gave rain</b><br />The "heavens" in this context refers to the sky or the firmament, which in ancient Hebrew thought was seen as a dome over the earth. The Greek word "οὐρανὸς" (ouranos) is used here, which can mean both the physical sky and the spiritual realm of God. The giving of rain was a direct response to Elijah's prayer, highlighting God's sovereignty over nature and His willingness to respond to the prayers of the righteous. This event is a reminder of God's provision and faithfulness, as rain was essential for survival in an agrarian society.<p><b>and the earth produced its crops</b><br />The earth's response to the rain is a testament to the natural order established by God. The Greek word for "produced" is "ἐβλάστησεν" (eblastēsen), which conveys the idea of sprouting or bringing forth life. This phrase underscores the interconnectedness of God's creation and His blessings. In the scriptural context, the earth yielding its crops is often seen as a sign of God's favor and a return to covenant blessings, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. It serves as a powerful metaphor for spiritual fruitfulness that results from divine intervention and human obedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/james/5-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Again</span><br /><span class="grk">πάλιν</span> <span class="translit">(palin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3825.htm">Strong's 3825: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he prayed,</span><br /><span class="grk">προσηύξατο</span> <span class="translit">(prosēuxato)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4336.htm">Strong's 4336: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heavens</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐρανὸς</span> <span class="translit">(ouranos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gave</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔδωκεν</span> <span class="translit">(edōken)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rain,</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑετὸν</span> <span class="translit">(hyeton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5205.htm">Strong's 5205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain. From a primary huo; rain, especially a shower.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡ</span> <span class="translit">(hē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">earth</span><br /><span class="grk">γῆ</span> <span class="translit">(gē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yielded</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐβλάστησεν</span> <span class="translit">(eblastēsen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_985.htm">Strong's 985: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intrans: I sprout; trans: I cause to sprout, make to grow up. From blastos; to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῆς</span> <span class="translit">(autēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crops.</span><br /><span class="grk">καρπὸν</span> <span class="translit">(karpon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2590.htm">Strong's 2590: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/james/5-18.htm">NT Letters: James 5:18 He prayed again and the sky gave (Ja Jas. Jam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/james/5-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="James 5:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="James 5:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/james/5-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="James 5:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="James 5:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>