Deuteronomy 28:23

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.

Cross References

1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord lives, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew or rain during these years, except by the words of my mouth."

1 Kings 18:2

Therefore, Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. For there was a severe famine in Samaria.

Leviticus 26:19

And I will crush the pride in your hardness, and I will give to you heaven above like iron, and the earth below like brass.

Amos 4:7

Therefore, I have withheld the rains from you, when there were still three months left until the harvest. And I rained on one city, and I did not rain on another city; one part was rained on, and the part on which I did not rain, dried out.

Haggai 1:10

Because of this, the heavens over you have been prohibited from giving dew, and the earth has been prohibited from giving her sprouts.

Deuteronomy 28:22

May the Lord strike you with destitution, with fever and cold, with burning and heat, and with polluted air and rot, and may he pursue you until you perish.

Deuteronomy 28:24

May the Lord give you dust instead of rain upon your land, and may ashes descend from heaven over you, until you have been wiped away.