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Jam_5:18. The second prayer of Elias, and its result.
ὁ οὐρανὸς ὑετὸν ἔδωκεν ] a popular form of expression; comp. Act_14:17.
καὶ ἡ γῆ κ . τ . λ .] contains not a further description, but added to mark more strongly the effect of the prayer: heaven and earth acted according to the prayer of Elias.
ἐβλάστησεν ] properly an intransitive verb; so in Mat_13:26; Mar_4:27; Heb_9:4. The first aorist here, as frequently in the later classics, in a transitive signification; comp. Gen_1:11, LXX. With respect to the form, see Winer, p. 77 [E. T. 92].
τὸν καρπὸν αὑτῆς ] Schneckenburger: fruges suas i. e. quas ferre solet.