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Deuteronomy 28

Deut. 28:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Andm thy heaven
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
that is over thy head
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
shall be brass
nchosheth (Hebrew #5178)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
KJV usage: brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.
Pronounce: nekh-o'-sheth
Origin: for 5154
, and the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
that is under thee shall be iron
barzel (Hebrew #1270)
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
KJV usage: (ax) head, iron.
Pronounce: bar-zel'
Origin: perhaps from the root of 1269
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Jer. 14:1‑6• 1{i}The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.{/i}
 2Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
 3{i}And their nobles send their little ones for water: they come to the pits, they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed, they are confounded, and have covered their heads.{/i}
 4{i}Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the plowmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.{/i}
 5{i}For the hind also calveth in the field, and forsaketh its young, because there is no grass.{/i}
 6{i}And the wild asses stand on the heights, they snuff up the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.{/i} (Jer. 14:1‑6)

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Brass,
Earth,
Head,
Heaven,
Iron

Cross References

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The language here is remarkable:
"Thy heaven;" that part of the atmosphere which was over Judea, instead of being replenished with aqueous vapours, should become, with respect to moisture, like brass:
and consequently their land would become as hard as iron, and wholly incapable of cultivation; while the clouds might give showers in abundance, and the earth be moist and fruitful in other regions.
Lev. 26:19• 19and I will break the arrogance of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron and your earth as bronze; (Lev. 26:19)
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1 Kings 17:1• 1{i}And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,{/i} there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. (1 Kings 17:1)
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1 Kings 18:2• 2{i}And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab{/i}. (1 Kings 18:2)
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Jer. 14:1‑6• 1{i}The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.{/i}
 2Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
 3{i}And their nobles send their little ones for water: they come to the pits, they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed, they are confounded, and have covered their heads.{/i}
 4{i}Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the plowmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.{/i}
 5{i}For the hind also calveth in the field, and forsaketh its young, because there is no grass.{/i}
 6{i}And the wild asses stand on the heights, they snuff up the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.{/i} (Jer. 14:1‑6)
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Amos 4:7• 7And 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. (Amos 4:7)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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c
Elsewhere translated "bronze" or "copper."

W. Kelly Translation

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

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)