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From heaven dust shall come down on you until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD will change the rain of your land to powder and dust; from the heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The LORD will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from heaven it will come down on you until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will turn the rain of your land into falling dust; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will turn the rain of your land into falling dust; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah will make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He will send dust and sandstorms instead of rain, and you will be wiped out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will send dust storms and sandstorms on you from the sky until you're destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Instead of rain, the LORD will send down duststorms and sandstorms until you are destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will change the rain on your land to powder and dust. It will come down from the sky until you are exterminated."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will make the rain of your land powder and dust; it will come down on you from the sky until you are destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will make the rain of your land powder and dust: from the sky shall it come down on you, until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou art destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh will make the rain of your land powder and dust. It will come down on you from the sky, until you are destroyed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH gives dust and ashes [for] the rain of your land; it comes down on you from the heavens until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah giveth the rain of thy land -- dust and ashes; from the heavens it cometh down on thee till thou art destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah will give the rain of thy land dust and clay: from the heavens shall it come down upon thee, till he destroyed thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord give thee dust for rain upon thy land, and let ashes come down from heaven upon thee, till thou be consumed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />May the Lord give you dust instead of rain upon your land, and may ashes descend from heaven over you, until you have been wiped away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For rain the LORD will give your land powdery dust, which will come down upon you from the heavens until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will change the rain of your land into powder, and only dust shall come down upon you from the sky until you are destroyed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD shall make the rain of your land powder and dust; from heaven shall they come down upon you, until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH shall give the rain of your land, sand, and dust from Heaven shall come down upon you until He will destroy you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD will make the rain of thy land powder and dust; from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord thy God make the rain of thy land dust; and dust shall come down from heaven, until it shall have destroyed thee, and until it shall have quickly consumed thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=7541" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">The Curses of Disobedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">will turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/4306.htm" title="4306: mə·ṭar (N-msc) -- Rain. From matar; rain.">the rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of your land</a> <a href="/hebrew/80.htm" title="80: ’ā·ḇāq (N-ms) -- Dust. From root of 'abaq; light particles.">into dust</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: wə·‘ā·p̄ār (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">and powder;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yê·rêḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">it will descend</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the sky</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/8045.htm" title="8045: hiš·šā·mə·ḏāḵ (V-Nifal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To be exterminated or destroyed. A primitive root; to desolate.">you are destroyed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-35.htm">1 Kings 8:35</a></span><br />When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Jeremiah 14:4</a></span><br />The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7</a></span><br />“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Leviticus 26:19</a></span><br />I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></span><br />I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-10.htm">Haggai 1:10-11</a></span><br />Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops. / I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-17.htm">Zechariah 14:17</a></span><br />And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a></span><br />Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-26.htm">2 Chronicles 6:26</a></span><br />When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-23.htm">Job 38:23-24</a></span><br />which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle? / In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25</a></span><br />But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a></span><br />These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD shall make the rain of your land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down on you, until you be destroyed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Deuteronomy 28:12</a></b></br> The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a></b></br> Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15-21</a></b></br> It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because <i>it is</i> none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/19-17.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-16.htm">Country</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/numbers/11-8.htm">Powder</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/numbers/32-8.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/exodus/24-10.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-45.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-40.htm">Country</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-45.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-45.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-62.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-4.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">Powder</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/joshua/14-7.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-26.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">The blessings for obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">The curses for disobedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, rain was essential for survival, symbolizing God's favor and provision (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a>). The transformation of rain into dust and powder signifies a severe drought, a common consequence of covenant disobedience (<a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Leviticus 26:19</a>). This imagery is reminiscent of the plagues in Egypt, where natural elements were manipulated as signs of divine displeasure (<a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8-10</a>). Theologically, it underscores the principle that God controls nature and can use it to discipline His people.<p><b>it will descend on you from the sky</b><br>The sky, often seen as the domain of divine activity, is here depicted as the source of judgment rather than blessing. In biblical cosmology, the heavens are God's throne (<a href="/isaiah/66.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a>), and thus, the withholding of rain is a direct act of God. This phrase connects to the broader biblical theme of God’s sovereignty over creation (<a href="/psalms/135-6.htm">Psalm 135:6-7</a>). The descent of dust instead of rain serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of breaking the covenant, echoing the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.<p><b>until you are destroyed.</b><br>The ultimate consequence of this judgment is destruction, emphasizing the seriousness of covenant unfaithfulness. This destruction is not merely physical but also spiritual, as it represents a severing of the relationship with God. Historically, such curses were realized in events like the Babylonian exile, where the land suffered desolation due to Israel's disobedience (<a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">2 Chronicles 36:21</a>). This phrase also foreshadows the eschatological judgment, where ultimate destruction is reserved for those who reject God (<a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Revelation 20:15</a>). In a typological sense, it points to the necessity of redemption through Christ, who bore the curse of the law on behalf of humanity (<a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and warnings to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving the blessings and curses based on their obedience or disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, contingent on their faithfulness to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and Israel, involving blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_ebal_and_mount_gerizim.htm">Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim</a></b><br>The locations where blessings and curses were pronounced over Israel (Deuteronomy 27).<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_disobedience.htm">The Seriousness of Disobedience</a></b><br>God's warnings are not to be taken lightly. Disobedience leads to severe consequences, as illustrated by the imagery of rain turning to dust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Israelites' relationship with God was based on a covenant. Our relationship with God through Christ also requires faithfulness and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature</a></b><br>God controls the elements and uses them to fulfill His purposes. This should lead us to trust in His power and submit to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>When facing the consequences of disobedience, the appropriate response is repentance and a return to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophetic_warnings.htm">The Role of Prophetic Warnings</a></b><br>Prophets like Moses and Elijah were sent to warn God's people. We should heed the warnings in Scripture and align our lives accordingly.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_deut._28_curses_fit_with_science.htm">In Deuteronomy 28, how can modern readers reconcile the promise of curses (verses 15-68) with our scientific understanding of disease, famine, and natural disasters?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_24_19-20's_view_of_the_grave_unique.htm">In Job 24:19-20, is the depiction of the grave consuming sinners consistent with or contradictory to other Old Testament views on divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_offer_animals_daily.htm">In Numbers 28:2, how could the Israelites offer animals twice daily in a harsh desert environment with limited livestock and resources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_81_13-14_with_defeats.htm">In Psalm 81:13-14, how can we reconcile God's promise to subdue Israel's enemies with historical records of Israel's defeats?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Powder and dust.</span>--The great desert, which lies on the eastern frontier of Palestine, makes this only too possible.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will turn</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתֵּ֧ן</span> <span class="translit">(yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the rain</span><br /><span class="heb">מְטַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṭar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your land</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into dust</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבָ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> </span><span class="str2">Light particles</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and powder;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָפָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will descend</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵרֵ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(yê·rêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on you</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sky</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are destroyed.</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·šā·mə·ḏāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8045.htm">Strong's 8045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be exterminated or destroyed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Deuteronomy 28:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:24 Yahweh will make the rain of your (Deut. 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