The Meaning of Deuteronomy 28:24 Explained

Deuteronomy 28:24

KJV: The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

YLT: Jehovah giveth the rain of thy land -- dust and ashes; from the heavens it cometh down on thee till thou art destroyed.

Darby: Jehovah will give as the rain of thy land powder and dust; from the heavens shall it come down upon thee until thou be destroyed.

ASV: Jehovah will make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

Discover Deuteronomy 28:24

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Deuteronomy 28:24?

MEANING: What does Deuteronomy 28:24 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 28:24 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Deuteronomy 28:24?

What is the context of Deuteronomy 28:24?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

What does Deuteronomy 28:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 28:20-46 - The Fearful Results Of Disobedience

If we compare this chapter with Exodus 23:20-23 and Leviticus 26:1-46, we shall see how Moses resumes and amplifies the promises and threatenings already set forth in the earlier editions of the Law. The blessings are declared in fourteen verses, while the curses require four times as much space. This is due to God's eagerness that men should be warned from courses that injure, and shut up to those that lead to blessedness. Note the language, which rises to the sublimest level, especially in the latter part. The forecasts of the dispersion and the degradation of the Hebrew people are especially remarkable.

It is not only that God goes out of His way to reward the obedient and to punish the ungodly, but these rewards and punishments are part of the nature of things, just as fire stings and burns, when we transgress its laws, but blesses when we obey. If we are at one with God, through Jesus Christ, we are at one with the universe. But if not, "the stars in their courses" fight against us. See Judges 5:20; 1 Corinthians 3:21. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 28

¹ The blessings for obedience
¹⁵ The curses for disobedience

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 28:24 mean?

Will change Yahweh - the rain of your land into dust and powder from the heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed

יִתֵּ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־ מְטַ֥ר אַרְצְךָ֖ אָבָ֣ק וְעָפָ֑ר מִן־ הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יֵרֵ֣ד עָלֶ֔יךָ עַ֖ד הִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ

יִתֵּ֧ן	Will change
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
יְהוָ֛ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מְטַ֥ר	the rain
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מָטָר Sense: rain.
אַרְצְךָ֖	of your land
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
אָבָ֣ק	into dust
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אָבָק Sense: dust.
וְעָפָ֑ר	and powder
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: עָפָר Sense: dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish.
הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙	the heaven
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
יֵרֵ֣ד	it shall come down
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
עָלֶ֔יךָ	on you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
עַ֖ד	until
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ	you are destroyed
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine singular Root: שָׁמַד Sense: to destroy, exterminate, be destroyed, be exterminated.

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Similar Scriptures for Deuteronomy 28:24

		Deuteronomy 28:12 [3]
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