Deuteronomy 28:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. Thy heaven - shall be brass, and the earth - iron - The atmosphere should not be replenished with aqueous vapours, in consequence of which they should have neither the early nor the latter rain; hence the earth - the ground, must be wholly intractable, and, through its hardness, incapable of cultivation. God shows them by this that he is Lord of nature; and that drought and sterility are not casualties, but proceed from the immediate appointment of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 28:23

Deuteronomy 28:23

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