Deuteronomy 28:24

New International Reader's Version

The Lord will turn the rain of your country into dust and powder. It will come down from the skies until you are destroyed.

Cross References

Genesis 19:24

Then the Lord sent down burning sulfur. It came down like rain on Sodom and Gomorrah. It came from the Lord. It came out of the sky.

Isaiah 5:24

Flames of fire burn up straw. Dry grass sinks down into those flames. Evil people will be like plants whose roots rot away. They will be like flowers that are blown away like dust. That’s because they have said no to the law of the Lord who rules over all. They have turned against the message of the Holy One of Israel.

Amos 4:11

“I destroyed some of you, just as I did Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick that was pulled out of the fire. In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,” announces the Lord.

Haggai 1:10

So because of what you have done, the heavens have held back the dew. And the earth has not produced its crops.

Deuteronomy 11:17

If you do, the Lord will be very angry with you. He’ll close up the sky. It won’t rain. The ground won’t produce its crops. Soon you will die. You won’t live to enjoy the good land the Lord is giving you.

Deuteronomy 28:12

The Lord will open up the heavens. That’s where he stores his riches. He will send rain on your land at just the right time. He’ll bless everything you do. You will lend money to many nations. But you won’t have to borrow from any of them.

Deuteronomy 28:23

The sky above you will be like bronze. The ground beneath you will be like iron.