Leviticus 26:19

and I have broken the pride of your strength, and have made your heavens as iron, and your earth as brass;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

In Context

18'And if unto these ye hearken not to Me, — then I have added to chastise you seven times for your sins;

20and consumed hath been your strength in vain, and your land doth not give her produce, and the tree of the land doth not give its fruit.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 11:17and the anger of Jehovah hath burned against you, and He hath restrained the heavens, and there is no rain, and the ground doth not give her increase, and ye have perished hastily from off the good land which Jehovah is giving to you.

1 Samuel 4:3And the people cometh in unto the camp, and the elders of Israel say, 'Why hath Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? we take unto us from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and it cometh into our midst, and He doth save us out of the hand of our enemies.'

1 Kings 8:35'In the heavens being restrained, and there is no rain, because they sin against Thee, and they have prayed towards this place, and confessed Thy name, and from their sin turn back, for Thou dost afflict them,

Isaiah 2:12For a day [is] to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one,

Isaiah 26:5For He bowed down the dwellers on high, A city set on high He maketh low, He maketh it low unto the earth, He causeth it to come unto the dust,

Jeremiah 14:1That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah concerning the matters of the dearths:

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 26:15-40

Threatenings. ( b. c. 1490.) 14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: 16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17 And I will set my face… Read the whole commentary →

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