Deuteronomy 28 · Verse 24

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.
Deuteronomy 28:24, King James Version

Deuteronomy 28:24 in other translations

BSBThe LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.
WEBThe LORD will make the rain of your land powder and dust. It will come down on you from the sky, until you are destroyed.
ASVJehovah will make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
YLTJehovah giveth the rain of thy land--dust and ashes; from the heavens it cometh down on thee till thou art destroyed.
DARBYJehovah will give as the rain of thy land powder and dust; from the heavens shall it come down upon thee until thou be destroyed.
BBEThe Lord will make the rain of your land powder and dust, sending it down on you from heaven till your destruction is complete.
WebsterThe LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou art destroyed.

What does Deuteronomy 28:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. the rain of thy land powder and dust--an allusion probably to the dreadful effects of tornadoes in the East, which, raising the sands in immense twisted pillars, drive them along with the fury of a tempest. These shifting sands are most destructive to cultivated lands; and in consequence of their encroachments, many once fertile regions of the East are now barren deserts.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 The rain of thy land powder and dust - As their heavens - atmosphere, clouds, etc., were to be as brass - yielding no rain; so the surface of the earth must be reduced to powder; and this, being frequently taken up by the strong winds, would fall down in showers instead of rain. Whole caravans have been buried under showers of sand; and Thevenot, a French traveler, who had observed these showers of dust, etc., says, "They grievously annoy all they fall on, filling their eyes, ears, nostrils, etc." - Travels in the East, part 1, book ii., chap. 80. The ophthalmia in Egypt appears to be chiefly owing to a very fine sand, the particles of which are like broken glass, which are carried about by the wind, and, entering into the ciliary glands, produce grievous and continual inflammations.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:15-44

If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which includes all misery, as the blessing all happiness. Observe the justice of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, or for some light cause. The extent and power of this curse. Wherever the sinner goes, the curse of God follows; wherever he is, it rests upon him. Whatever he has is under…

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Deuteronomy 28:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִתֵּ֧ןyi.Tenhe will makeH5414
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מְטַ֥רme.Tar[the] rain ofH4306
אַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.Khaland yourH776
אָבָ֣ק'a.VakdustH80
וְעָפָ֑רve.'a.Farand dustH6083
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
יֵרֵ֣דye.Redit will come downH3381
עָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaon youH5921
עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
הִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ\׃hi.sha.me.Dakhbeing destroyed youH8045

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 28:24

  • Deuteronomy 28:12

    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.

  • Isaiah 5:24

    Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

  • Amos 4:11

    I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

  • Job 18:15-21

    It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. …

  • Genesis 19:24

    Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
make the rain.This was a natural consequence of their heaven's being brass, or yielding no rain; for the surface of the earth being reduced to powder, and frequently taken up by strong winds, would fall down in showers instead of rain. These showers of sand frequently, in the East, bury whole caravans.
12; Ge 19:24; Job 18:15-21; Isa 5:24; Am 4:11

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 28:23

    And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 28:25

    The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

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Deuteronomy 28:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dará Jehová por lluvia á tu tierra polvo y ceniza: de los cielos descenderán sobre ti hasta que perezcas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		L’ Éternel donnera pour pluie de ton pays une fine poudre et de la poussière; elles descendront des cieux sur toi jusqu’à ce que tu sois détruit.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jehova wird als Regen deines Landes Staub und Sand geben: vom Himmel wird er auf dich herabkommen, bis du vertilgt bist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Det Dominus imbrem terræ tuæ pulverem, et de cælo descendat super te cinis, donec conteraris.