DEUTERONOMY 28:23

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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

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Deuteronomy 28:23 Translation & Meaning

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And thy heaven שָׁמֶ֛יךָ 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) heaven
that אֲשֶׁ֥ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc that
is (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
over עַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications over
thy head רֹֽאשְׁךָ֖ The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) head
shall be וְהָי֥וּ To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) shall be
brass, נְחֹ֑שֶׁת Copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver) brass
and the earth וְהָאָ֥רֶץ The earth (at large, or partitively a land) earth
that אֲשֶׁר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc that
is (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
under תַּחְתֶּ֖יךָ The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc under
thee iron. בַּרְזֶֽל׃ Iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement iron
shall be (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)

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  • 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.

  • 23  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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