And Ěliyahu the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gil‛aḏ, said to Aḥaḇ, “As יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl lives, before whom I stand, there shall be no dew or rain these years, except at my word.”
Deuteronomy 28:23 - The Scriptures 2009 “And your heavens which are over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you iron. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The heavens over your head shall be brass and the earth under you shall be iron. American Standard Version (1901) And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. Common English Bible The sky over your head will be as hard as bronze; the earth under your feet will be like iron. Catholic Public Domain Version May the heavens which are above you be of brass, and may the ground upon which you tread be of iron. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be the heaven, that is over thee, of brass: and the ground thou treadest on, of iron. |
And Ěliyahu the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gil‛aḏ, said to Aḥaḇ, “As יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl lives, before whom I stand, there shall be no dew or rain these years, except at my word.”
Thereupon Ěliyahu went to present himself to Aḥaḇ. And the scarcity of food in Shomeron was severe.
‘And I shall break the pride of your power, and shall make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.
“And I also withheld rain from you, three new moons before the harvest. Then I would send rain on one city, and on another city I would not send rain. One part was rained upon, and where it did not rain the part would dry up.
“Therefore the heavens above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its fruit.
“יהוה strikes you with wasting disease, and with inflammation, and with burning, and with extreme heat, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew. And they shall pursue you until you perish.
“יהוה makes the rain of your land powder and dust; from the heavens it comes down on you until you are destroyed.