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Deuteronomy 28:24 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 28 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.”
Deuteronomy 28:24 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:24
The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed—This verse continues the drought curse with devastating specificity. Instead of life-giving rain (matar, מָטָר), God sends avak va'afar (אָבָק וְעָפָר, powder and dust)—the same terms describing dry, pulverized earth or dust storms. The phrase yitten Yahweh et-metar artskha avak va'afar (יִתֵּן יְהוָה אֶת־מְטַר אַרְצְךָ אָבָק וְעָפָר, the LORD will make/give the rain of your land powder and dust) suggests that what falls from the sky isn't water but particulate matter—pos...
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 28:24
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“to give the rain of your land in its season”
“and as the dry grass sinks down in the flame”
“I have overthrown some of you”
“It shall dwell in his tabernacle”
“Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;”