Deuteronomy 28:23

23 The sky above will be like bronze, and the ground below will be like iron.

Deuteronomy 28:23 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:23

And the heaven that [is] over thy head shall be brass
Or like brass, not for its clearness, brightness, and splendour, or for its being spread out like a molten looking glass which was of brass, ( Job 37:18 ) ; but for its dryness and hardness, no moisture being in it, or passing through it; no showers of rain nor dew being let down from it:

and the earth that is under thee [shall be] iron;
or like iron, hard and impenetrable, into which the plough and spade will not enter; nor anything spring out of it, for want of rain and dew to moisten and soften it. The same is said in ( Leviticus 26:19 ) ; only there is an inversion of the figures; there the heaven is said to be as iron, and the earth like brass, but signify the same thing.

Deuteronomy 28:23 In-Context

21 The Lord will give you terrible diseases and destroy you from the land you are going to take.

22 The Lord will punish you with disease, fever, swelling, heat, lack of rain, plant diseases, and mildew until you die.

23 The sky above will be like bronze, and the ground below will be like iron.

24 The Lord will turn the rain into dust and sand, which will fall from the skies until you are destroyed.

25 The Lord will help your enemies defeat you. You will attack them from one direction, but you will run from them in seven directions. And you will become a thing of horror among all the kingdoms on earth.