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And your heavensוְ שָׁמֶיךָthat areאֲשֶׁרoverעַלyour headרֹאשְׁךָwill beהָיוּbronze,נְחֹשֶׁתand the earthוְהָאָרֶץthat isאֲשֶׁרunder youתַּחְתֶּיךָiron.בַּרְזֶל
Deuteronomy 28:23
Study it in the app“And your heavens that are over your head will be bronze, and the earth that is under you iron.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 28:23, word by word
- And your heavensשָׁמֶיshame
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shame” appears- your headרֹאשְׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- will beהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet
bronze
Bronze, or things made of bronze.
Where else “nechoshet” appears- and the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel
iron
Iron; an iron tool.
Where else “barzel” appears
The context
22YHWH will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with fiery heat, with the sword, with blight, and with mildew; and they will pursue you until you perish.
23 · This verse (above)
24YHWH will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from the heavens it will come down on you until you are destroyed.