Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:24
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 28:12 · Amos 4:11 · Isaiah 5:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.