Verse Comparison: James 5:17
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
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.]
Contemporary English Version
Elijah was just as human as we are, and for three and a half years his prayers kept the rain from falling.
Darby English Version
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;
Good News Bible
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.
International Standard Version
Elijah was a man just like us, and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the ground for three years and six months.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
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.
New International Version
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.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Elijah had 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.
Young's Literal Translation
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;