KJV ORIGINAL
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
I will crush your arrogant strength, and I will make your sky like iron and your ground like bronze.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is warning that He will humble their pride and make their land unproductive, with no rain from above and no crops growing below.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's covenant warnings to the Israelites through Moses before they entered the Promised Land. God was explaining the consequences they would face if they disobeyed His laws and turned away from Him. The imagery of iron sky and bronze earth describes severe drought - a sky so hard no rain falls, and earth so hard nothing can grow.
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