Deuteronomy 28:23 KJV — MannaFest

Deuteronomy 28:23

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron.

YLT

`And thy heavens which are over thy head have been brass, and the earth which is under thee iron;

DBT

And thy heavens which are over thy head shall be brass, and the earth which is under thee, iron.

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Deuteronomy — Moses' farewell sermons on the plains of Moab. The covenant renewed for the generation about to cross — with the Shema at its heart and Moses' song on its lips.

Author: Moses — the sermons on the plains of Moab; ch. 34 (his death) traditionally attributed to Joshua
Date: The final weeks of Moses' life on the plains of Moab, c. 15th–13th century BC

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18 verses on the floor

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:
Jeremiah 3:3
Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
Zechariah 10:1
Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
Jeremiah 14:1–6
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
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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heaven . . . brass . . . earth . . . iron--strong Oriental figures used to describe the effects of long-continued drought. This want of regular and seasonable rain is allowed by the most intelligent observers to be one great cause of the present sterility of Palestine.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

): Thy heaven over thy head, that part that is over thy land, shall be as dry as brass, while the heavens over other countries shall distil their dews; and, when the heaven is as brass, the earth of course will be as iron, so hard and unfruitful.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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DEU 28:231KI 17:1 LUK 4:25-26
DEU 28:231KI 17:1 JAS 5:17
DEU 28:231KI 17:1 LUK 1:17
DEU 28:231KI 17:1 1KI 22:14
DEU 28:231KI 17:1 2KI 3:14
DEU 28:23AMO 4:7 EXO 9:26
DEU 28:23AMO 4:7 JER 3:3
DEU 28:23LEV 26:19 1KI 17:1

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