Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 28:23–24

²³The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron.

²⁴The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sky	שָׁמֶ֛יךָ	šā·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8064 sky, aloft
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your head	רֹאשְׁךָ֖	rō·šə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7218 head
will be	וְהָי֥וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
bronze	נְחֹ֑שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
and the earth	וְהָאָ֥רֶץ	wə·hā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
beneath you	תַּחְתֶּ֖יךָ	taḥ·te·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H8478 the under part
iron	בַּרְזֶֽל׃	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will turn	יִתֵּ֧ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the rain	מְטַ֥ר	mə·ṭar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4306 rain
of your land	אַרְצְךָ֖	’ar·ṣə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H776 earth, land
into dust	אָבָ֣ק	’ā·ḇāq	Noun - masculine singular	H80 dust
and powder	וְעָפָ֑ר	wə·‘ā·p̄ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
it will descend	יֵרֵ֣ד	yê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
on you	עָלֶ֔יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the sky	הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
until	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
you are destroyed	הִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃	hiš·šā·mə·ḏāḵ	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 28:23 Leviticus 26:19 · Jeremiah 14:1–6 · 1 Kings 18:2 · 1 Kings 17:1

Deuteronomy 28:24 Deuteronomy 28:12 · Amos 4:11 · Isaiah 5:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.