Deuteronomy 28:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The heavenשָׁמֶ֛יךָ
(sha·mei·cha)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
is overעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
your headרֹאשְׁךָ֖
(ro·she·cha)
7218: heada prim. root
shall be bronze,נְחֹ֑שֶׁת
(ne·cho·shet;)
5178: copper, bronzeof uncertain derivation
and the earthוְהָאָ֥רֶץ
(ve·ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
whichאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
is underתַּחְתֶּ֖יךָ
(tach·tei·cha)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
you, iron.בַּרְזֶֽל׃
(bar·zel.)
1270: ironfrom the same as Birzoth


















KJV Lexicon
And thy heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
that is over thy head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
shall be brass
nchosheth  (nekh-o'-sheth)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
and the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
that is under thee shall be iron
barzel  (bar-zel')
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The heaven which is over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you, iron.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The sky above you will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron.

International Standard Version
The sky above your head will become bronze while the ground beneath you will become iron.

NET Bible
The sky above your heads will be bronze and the earth beneath you iron.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The sky above will look like bronze, and the ground below will be as hard as iron.

King James 2000 Bible
And your heaven that is over your head shall be bronze, and the earth that is under you shall be iron.
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