17 Elias era homem semelhante a nós, sujeito aos mesmos sentimentos, e orou, com instância, para que não chovesse sobre a terra, e, por três anos e seis meses, não choveu.

17 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.

17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.