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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Jas 5:18
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Jas 5:18 · Douay-Rheims
“And he prayed again: and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.”
On this verse:
“prayed . . . and--that is, "and so." Mark the connection between the prayer and its accomplishment. her fruit--her usual and due fruit, heretofore withheld on account of sin. Three and a half years is the time also that the two witnesses prophesy who "have power to shut and open heaven that it rain not."”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.