23 [a]The heaven which is over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you, iron.

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  1. Deuteronomy 28:23 Lit Your

24 (A)The Lord will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed.

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Elijah Predicts Drought

17 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of [a](A)the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “(B)As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, (C)there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.”

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  1. 1 Kings 17:1 Another reading is Tishbe in Gilead

18 How (A)the animals have groaned!
The herds of cattle have wandered aimlessly
Because there is no pasture for them;
Even the flocks of sheep have [a]suffered.
19 (B)To You, Lord, I cry out;
For (C)fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness,
And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
20 Even the animals of the field [b](D)pant for You;
For the (E)stream beds of water are dried up,
And fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 1:18 Lit suffered punishment
  2. Joel 1:20 Or long for

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