Deuteronomy 11:17

11:17 Then the anger of the Lord will erupt ¹  against you and he will close up the sky ²  so that it does not rain. The land will not yield its produce, and you will soon be removed ³  from the good land that the Lord ⁴  is about to give you.

Deuteronomy 28:51

28:51 They ⁵  will devour the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your soil until you are destroyed. They will not leave you with any grain, new wine, olive oil, calves of your herds, ⁶  or lambs of your flocks ⁷  until they have destroyed you.

[11:17]  ¹ tn Heb “will become hot”; KJV, NASB, NRSV “will be kindled”; NAB “will flare up”; NIV, NLT “will burn.”

[11:17]  ² tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[11:17]  ³ tn Or “be destroyed”; NAB, NIV “will soon perish.”

[11:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 11:4.

[28:51]  ⁵ tn Heb “it” (so NRSV), a collective singular referring to the invading nation (several times in this verse and v. 52).

[28:51]  ⁶ tn Heb “increase of herds.”

[28:51]  ⁷ tn Heb “growth of flocks.”