And Eli´jah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gil´e-ad, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Deuteronomy 28:23 - King James Version - American Edition And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 Eli´jah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gil´e-ad, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
And Eli´jah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
The Lord shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.