Deuteronomy 11:17
15 And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.
16 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.
18 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
19 Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And then the LORD’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
- WEB
- and the LORD’s anger be kindled against you, and he shut up the sky so that there is no rain, and the land doesn’t yield its fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD gives you.
- ASV
- and the anger of Jehovah be kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which Jehovah giveth you.
- DARBY
- and Jehovah's wrath kindle against you, and he shut up the heavens, that there be no rain, and that the ground yield not its produce, and ye perish quickly from off the good land which Jehovah is giving you.
- BLB
- and the anger of YHWH be kindled against you⁺ and He shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, and the land not yield produce, and you⁺ perish quickly from the good land that YHWH is giving to you⁺.
- ÅB
- og Herrens vrede tennes opp mot dere, og han lukker himmelen til, så det ikke kommer regn, og jorden ikke gir sin grøde, og dere hastig blir utryddet av det gode land Herren gir dere.
- OTB
- Da vil Herrens vrede bli opptent mot dere, og Han vil lukke himmelen så det ikke blir regn, og jorden vil ikke gi noen avling, og dere vil raskt gå til grunne fra det gode landet Herren gir dere.
- B1930
- og Herrens vrede optendes mot eder, og han lukker himmelen til, så det ikke kommer regn, og jorden ikke gir sin grøde, og I hastig blir utryddet av det gode land Herren gir eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 8:35
When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,
Read in context2 Chronicles 6:26
When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 6:15
For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.
Read in contextAmos 4:7
“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.
Read in context1 Kings 17:1
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:26
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 30:17–18
But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:19–20
If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
Read in context