Deuteronomy 11:17

and Yahweh’s anger be kindled against you, and he shut up the sky, so that there is no rain, and the land doesn’t yield its fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which Yahweh gives you.

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WEBBE

and the LORD’s anger be kindled against you, and he shut up the sky so that there is no rain, and the land doesn’t yield its fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD gives you.

BSB

or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you.

KJV

And then the LORD’S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.

ASV

and the anger of Jehovah be kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which Jehovah giveth you.

BBE

For if you do so, the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, and the heaven will be shut up so that there is no rain and the land will give no fruit; and in a very little time you will be cut off from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

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וְחָרָה ve·cha·rah and it will burn H2734 אַף־ 'af- [the] anger of H639 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 בָּכֶם ba·khem on (the) you H9036 וְעָצַר ve·'a·tzar and he will shut up H6113 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַשָּׁמַיִם ha·sha·ma·yim the heavens H8064 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 יִהְיֶה yih·yeh it will come H1961 מָטָר ma·tar rain H4306 וְהָאֲדָמָה ve·ha·'a·da·mah and the ground H127 לֹא lo' not H3808 תִתֵּן ti·ten it will yield H5414 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יְבוּלָהּ ye·vu·lah produce its H2981 וַאֲבַדְתֶּם va·'a·vad·tem and you will perish H6 מְהֵרָה me·he·rah quickly H4120 מֵעַל me·'al from on H5921 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the land H776 הַטֹּבָה ha·to·vah (the) good H2896 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 נֹתֵן no·ten [is] about to give H5414 לָכֶם la·khem to (the) you H9036

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 8–17

Moses sets before them, for the future, life and death, the blessing and the curse, according as they did or did not keep God's commandment. Sin tends to shorten the days of all men, and to shorten the days of a people's prosperity. God will bless them with an abundance of all good things, if they would love him and serve him. Godliness has the promise of the life that now is; but the favour of God shall put gladness into the heart, more than the increase of corn, and wine, and oil. Revolt from God to idols would certainly be their ruin. Take heed that your hearts be not deceived. All who forsake God to set their affection upon any creature, will find themselves wretchedly deceived, to their own destruction; and this will make it worse, that it was for want of taking heed.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.