Deuteronomy 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.

De 4:26; De 6:15; De 8:19,20; De 28:23,24; De 30:17,18; De 30:18; Jos 23:13-16; 1Ki 8:35; 1Ki 17:1; 2Ch 6:26; 2Ch 7:13; Jer 14:1-6; Am 4:7; Hag 1:9-11

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

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

³ tn Or “be destroyed”; NAB, NIV “will soon perish.”

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