Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 28:23 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 28 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.”
Deuteronomy 28:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:23
And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron—This powerful metaphor depicts total environmental hostility. Shamekha asher al-roshkha nekhoshet (שָׁמֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשְׁךָ נְחֹשֶׁת, your heavens over your head shall be bronze) means the sky becomes hard, impermeable, refusing to release rain. Nekkhoshet (bronze/copper/brass) suggests heat-retaining metal intensifying drought. Meanwhile, veha'arets asher tachtekha barzel (וְהָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־תַּחְתֶּיךָ בַּרְזֶל, the earth under you shall be iron) indicates ground hardened beyond cultivation—...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 28:23
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“and I will make your sky like iron”
“The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.”
“And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.”
“who was of the foreigners of Gilead”