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Deuteronomy 28:23

21 The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

22 The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.

24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

25 The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

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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
The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron.
KJV
And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
WEB
Your sky that is over your head will be bronze, and the earth that is under you will be iron.
ASV
And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
DARBY
And thy heavens which are over thy head shall be brass, and the earth which is under thee, iron.
BLB
And your heavens that [are] over your head shall be bronze, and the earth that [is] under you iron.
ÅB
Himmelen over ditt hode skal være som kobber, og jorden under deg som jern.
OTB
Himmelen over ditt hode vil være bronse, og jorden under deg jern.
B1930
Himmelen over ditt hode skal være som kobber, og jorden under dig som jern.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 26:19

    And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

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  • Jeremiah 14:1–6

    The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

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  • 1 Kings 18:2

    And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.

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  • 1 Kings 17:1

    And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

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  • Amos 4:7

    And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

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